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Gems on the Family

True Greatness

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"There are some among us who are unhappy with their lives because they

have wanted to achieve a measure of greatness in this life but now feel

they have failed in some fundamental way. . . .

"[Joseph F.

Smith wrote:] 'Those things which we call extraordinary,

remarkable, or unusual may make history, but they do not make real

life.

" 'After all, to do well those things which God ordained

to be the common lot of all mankind, is the truest greatness. To be a

successful father or a successful mother is greater than to be a successful

general or a successful statesman.' (Juvenile Instructor, 15 Dec. 1905,

p. 752.) . . .

"True greatness is never a result of a chance

occurrence or a one-time effort or achievement. It requires the

development of character. It requires a multitude of correct decisions for

the everyday choices between good and evil."

Topics: heroes,

mothers, fathers

(Howard W. Hunter, "True Greatness," Ensign, May 1982, 19-20)

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