Virtue is too often neglected, if not scorned or ridiculed as old-fashioned, confining, unenlightened," laments author Gordon Hinckley, a 90-year-old ordained leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The book includes a foreword by Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes," who has befriended President Hinckley, and has endorsements from such American leaders as Senator Joe Liberman and William Bennett. The values which President Hinckley highlights are: It is written for everyone, and is somewhat of a plea for society to return to certain core values that have been neglected and which are necessary to reverse the rising tide of broken homes, neglected children, and the increasingly uncivil tone of public discourse. It is subtitled, “10 Neglected Virtues that Will Heal our Hearts and Homes.” It is the first book President Hinckley had published by a secular (non–Latter-day Saint) publisher, and the book is geared primarily toward those who are not members of the Church of Jesus Christ. Hinckley, the former prophet and president of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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.Standing for Something is a book written by Gordon B. His voice in this book is prophetic and full of love. 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. Hinckley has written a wise and inspiring book. Covey, author, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People 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." "I absolutely love this book! Every chapter breathes profound wisdom, insight, and optimism. Timely, intelligent, practical, and readable, Standing for Something is an important contribution to the national discussion." Which is why Gordon Hinckley's book is so valuable.
We desperately need leaders who will defend them - and just as important, we need leaders who can explain why they are worth defending. "We live in an age in which traditional beliefs have been attenuated, ridiculed, and mocked.
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