True Greatness

Got this snip of an article in my email today and thought it was too good not to be shared with mothers and fathers everywhere who show the true mark of greatness:

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)

I realize President Hunter is quoting Joseph F. Smith, but I believe President Hunter and his wife really believed this and did alot in their lives and were sincere examples of true greatness.