When we deal in generalities, we shall never succeed. When we deal in specifics, we shall rarely have a failure. When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of performance accelerates.
There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.
The good you have done, the kind words you have spoken, the love you have shown to others, can never be fully measured.
No one has learned the meaning of living until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow man. Service to others is akin to duty, the fulfillment of which brings true joy.
Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God’s approval.
We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become.
If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.
In the search for our best selves, several questions will guide our thinking: Am I what I want to be? Am I closer to the Savior today than I was yesterday? Will I be closer yet tomorrow? Do I have the courage to change for the better?
The ability to communicate is not something we are born with. We have to learn it and earn it.
Christ’s peace can permeate any heart – hearts that are troubled, burdened with grief, confused, and pleading for help.
Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required.
Without a goal there can be no real success.
By choosing our path, we choose our destination.
Make room for the Lord in your homes and in your hearts, and He will be your companion. He will be by your side.
As we emulate His example, we will bless lives, including our own.
All that occurs within the walls of the temple is uplifting and enobling.
It is our solemn duty, our precious privilege-even our sacred opportunity-to welcome to our homes and to our hearts the children who grace our lives.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is that penetrating light which shines through the darkness of our lives.
Children learn through gentle direction and persuasive teaching.
We need to learn how to separate need from greed.