Standing For Something

10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

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Paperback | 20 March 2001 | Edition Number 1

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In this national bestseller, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, has created a classic look at the values that can change our world--and how to stand up for them. Drawing on anecdotes from his much-admired life of faith and service, as well as examples from American culture today, he examines ten virtues that have always illuminated the path to a better world: love, honesty, morality, civility, learning, forgiveness and mercy, thrift and industry, gratitude, optimism, and faith. He then shows how the two guardians of virtue--marriage and the family--can keep us on that path, even in difficult times. Standing for Something is an inspiring blueprint for what we all can do--as individuals, as a nation, and as a world community--to rediscover the values and virtues that have historically made us strong and that will lead us to a brighter future.

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"We live in an age in which traditional beliefs have been attenuated, ridiculed, and mocked. We desperately need leaders who will defend them -- and just as important, we need leaders who can explain why they are worth defending. Which is why Gordon Hinckley's book is so valuable. Timely, intelligent, practical, and readable, Standing for Something is an important contribution to the national discussion."--William J. Bennett, editor, The Book of Virtues "I absolutely love this book! Every chapter breathes profound wisdom, insight, and optimism. Articulated by one of the inspired leaders of our day, these ten timeless values, if lived, will literally heal our hearts, our homes, our country, our world."--Stephen R. Covey, author, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People "President Gordon B. Hinckley has written a wise and inspiring book. He looks at all that ails our society today and offers the most powerful cure: faith in God and the virtues that emanate from it. His voice in this book is prophetic and full of love. People of all religions will benefit from reading Standing for Something, and society will gain too, because this book should lead its readers to stand for something."--Senator Joseph I. Leiberman From the Hardcover edition.

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Foreword	p. vii
Introduction: The Secularization of America	p. xi
The Ten Virtues
Love: The Lodestar of Life	p. 3
Where There Is Honesty, Other Virtues Will Follow	p. 15
Making a Case for Morality	p. 35
Our Fading Civility	p. 53
Learning: "With All Thy Getting Get Understanding"	p. 69
The Twin Virtues of Forgiveness and Mercy	p. 81
Thrift and Industry: Getting Our Houses in Order	p. 93
Gratitude: A Sign of Maturity	p. 105
Optimism in the Face of Cynicism	p. 115
Faith: Our Only Hope	p. 127
The Guardians of Virtue
Marriage: What God Hath Joined Together	p. 147
The Family: We Can Save Our Nation by Saving Our Homes	p. 167
Epilogue: The Loneliness of Moral Leadership	p. 197
Notes	p. 213
Index	p. 225
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