The only way to acquire spiritual knowledge and keep It burning brightly is to be humble, prayerful, and to strive diligently to keep all of the commandments.
There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus they bless.
One of the advantages of having lived a long time is that you can often remember when you had it worse. I am grateful to have lived long enough to have known some of the blessings of adversity.
In recent years, many seem to have spent their lives protesting. Perhaps they have felt to do this because they have felt repressed or wished to bring about change or have acted out of selfish reasons, thinking that if they tore the house down they might end up with a shingle.
Many years spent listening to the tribulations of man have persuaded me that the satisfaction of all desires is completely counterproductive to happiness. Instant and unrestrained gratification is the shortest and most direct route to unhappiness.
We perhaps need to snatch happiness in little pieces, learning to recognize the elements of happiness and then treasuring them while they last.
I hope that each of you girls will become an individual of significant worth and a person of virtue so that your contributions are maintained in both human and eternal terms.
Most of us cannot afford to store a year’s supply of luxury items, but find it more practical to store staples that might keep us from starving in case of emergency.
I urge the husbands and fathers of this church to be the kind of a man your wife would not want to be without.
You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.
We acquire a testimony of the principles of the gospel by obediently trying to live them.
We frequently find that the influence of good women is underrated. It is an influence that is often subtle but yet has tremendous consequences. One woman can make a great difference for a whole nation.
What are we doing to keep the light shining in our own eyes and countenances; Much of that light comes from our discipline dedication and consecration.
Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated.
I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and our holy temples.
In order to do well, missionary work has to be totally positive.
Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile.
As children of the Lord we should strive every day to rise to a higher level of personal righteousness in all of our actions.
We should ask ourselves; What are the Brethren saying? The living prophets can open the visions of eternity; they give counsel on how to overcome the world. We cannot know that counsel if we do not listen. We cannot receive the blessings we are promised if we do not follow the counsel given.
True charity ought to begin in marriage, for it is a relationship that must be rebuilt every day.