There isn’t anything else more important than taking the gospel to the world.
Wherever you have a plot of land, however small, plant a garden. Staying close to the soil is good for the soul.
The Lord’s way builds individual self esteem and develops and heals the dignity of the individual, whereas the world’s way depresses the individual’s view of himself and causes deep resentment.
Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program.
A true Latter–day Saint family is a haven against the storms and struggles of life.
We learn to do by doing.
Do not pray to marry the one that you love, but to love the one that you marry.
Waste is unjustified, and especially the waste of time limited as that commodity is in our days of probation. One must live, not only exist; he must do, not merely be; he must grow, not just vegetate.
How long has it been since you took your children, whatever their size, in your arms and told them that you love them and are glad that they can be yours forever?
One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now.
Sin comes when communication lines are down – it always does, sooner or later.
One of the most fallacious doctrines originated by Satan and propounded by man is that man is saved alone by the grace of God; that belief in Jesus Christ alone is all that is needed for salvation.
Marriage can be more an exultant ecstasy than the human mind can conceive. This is within the reach of every couple, every person.
It is an act of extreme selfishness for a married couple to refuse to have children when they are able to do so.
We want you to be ready with your personal storehouses filled with at least a year’s supply. You don’t argue why it cannot be done; you just plan to organize and get it done.
We ought to encourage our children to know their relatives. We need to talk of them, make effort to correspond with them, visit them, join family organizations, etc.
When one becomes conscious of his great humility, he has already lost it. When one begins boasting of his humility, it has already become pride-the antithesis of humility.
I am not afraid of death. What I am afraid of is that I will meet the Saviour and He will say, ‘You could have done better’
There is nothing unholy or degrading about sexuality in itself, for by that means men and women join in a process of creation and in an expression of love.
Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery.