Christmas means ‘giving,’ and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of your heart and mind.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Forget yourself and go to work.
Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.
Love is the very essence of life.
If you are too busy in your church activities to take care of your family, then perhaps we had better find something else for you to do.
We’re all sons and daughters of God, and therefore in a very literal sense, brothers and sisters. And we ought to treat each other that way.
God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do.
We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.
Great has been our past, wonderful is our present, and glorious can be our future.
Don’t make the kinds of mistakes that will bring regret.
What a wonderful time it is for each of us to do his or her small part in moving the work of the Lord on to its magnificent destiny.
Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality.
Marriage in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.
If we could follow the slogan that says,“Turn off the TV and open a good book” we would do something of substance for a future generation.
When an individual is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of the demands of the church, but because of the knowledge within his heart.
We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes and on the faces of those who have lived many years.
God bless you, my beloved sisters, who stand as the queens in your home, that you may be happy with that happiness which comes of the knowledge that you are loved and honored and treasured.
Our hope concerning the future is great, and our faith is strong. We know we’ve scarcely scratched the surface of that which will come to pass in the years that lie ahead.
Our burden in going forward is tremendous. But our opportunity is glorious.