Success should not necessarily be gauged by always reaching the goal set, but by progress and attainment.
Strength and struggle travel together.
I believe in goals, but I believe that the individual should set his own. Goal setting should cause us to stretch as we make our way.
Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.
Wherever women are true to their feminine natures and magnify their opportunities for loving service, they are learning to become more like God.
Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain.
There is no doubt that the life one leads, and the thoughts one thinks are registered plainly in his face.
Do not make small goals because they do not have the magic to stir men’s souls.
I personally regard all of the houses of the Lord as the work of Jehovah, initiated by him, built by him, designed by him, and dedicated to him and his program.
We are greatly conscious of the fact that among the Lamanites – as well as among all peoples of other countries – we have a responsibility to see that the gospel touches their hearts and minds and that they understand it.
Sin is the result of deep and unmet needs.
What are we to fear when the Lord is with us? Can we not take the Lord at his word and exercise a particle of faith in him?
It frequently happens that offenses are committed when the offender is not aware of it. Something he has said or done is misconstrued or misunderstood. The offended one treasures in his heart the offense, adding to it such other things as might give fuel to the fire and justify his conclusions...
The only way we can keep our freedom is to work at it. Not some of us. All of us. Not some of the time, but all of the time.
Develop discipline of self so that you do not have to decide and re-decide what you will do when you are confronted with the same temptation time and time again. You need only decide some things once.
If you have not done so yet, decide to decide.
Learn all you can. Growth comes from setting your goals high and reaching for the stars.
Your life is your own, to develop or to destroy. You can blame others little and yourself almost totally if that life is not a productive, worthy, full, and abundant one.
It is not so much what we know that is important, as what we are and what we do.
The time will come when only those who believe deeply and actively in the family will be able to preserve their families in the midst of the gathering evil around us.