I witness that as you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit, your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependence on what you see or hear.
In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn’t. Be wise and don’t let good things crowd out those that are essential.
Pure love is an incomparable, potent power for good. Righteous love is the foundation of a successful marriage.
A memorized scripture becomes an enduring friend that does not weaken with the passage of time.
Repentance is not punishment, it is the hope filled path to a more glorious future.
The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences of past poor choices is that the Lord sees weaknesses differently than He does rebellion. Whereas the Lord warns that unrepented rebellion will bring punishment, when the Lord speaks of weaknesses, it is always with mercy.
Stay on the Lord’s side, and you will win every time.
You are one of the noblest of God’s creations. His intent is that your life be gloriously beautiful regardless of your circumstances. As you are grateful and obedient, you can become all that God intends you to be.
There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or her life.
Worthy character is best forged from a life of consistent, correct choices centered in the teachings of the Master.
I have been taught that we can make many choices in life, but we cannot choose our final destiny. Our actions do that.
Your agency, the right to make choices, is not given so that you can get what you want. This divine gift is provided so that you will choose what your Father in Heaven wants for you. That way He can lead you to become all that He intends you to be.
Lay the burden at the feet of the Savior.
Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high.
What I am trying to teach is that when we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order to maintain the blessings promised by those ordinances, then come what may, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent.
When He withholds an answer, it is to have us grow through faith in Him, obedience to His commandments, and a willingness to act on truth.
To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done.
Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenges are events in life, not life itself. I do not minimize how hard some of these events are. They can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining center of everything you do.
Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered. I think one of the reasons that we are counseled to get married early in life is to avoid developing inappropriate character traits that are hard to change.
When I marry, it will be to a faithful returned missionary in the Temple.