There is no doubt that the life one leads, and the thoughts one thinks are registered plainly in his face.
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.
They who get off on tangents and ride hobby horses to death are they who become fanatic. Let them understand that they must be tolerant of others faults but never accept as justifiable their own.
The essence of the miracle of forgiveness is that it brings peace to the previously anxious, restless, frustrated, perhaps tormented soul.
Impoverished is the life fenced in with few friends.
Always keep good company. Never waste an hour with anyone who doesn’t lift you up and encourage you.
Home life, home teaching, parental guidance is the panacea for all the ailments, a cure for all diseases, a remedy for all problems.
We can make our houses homes and our homes heavens.
If we live in such a way that the considerations of eternity press upon us, we will make better decisions. Perhaps this is why President Brigham Young once said that if he could do but one thing to bless the Saints, he believed it would be to give them eyes with which to see things as they are.