Everyone is tested. One might think it is unfair to be singled out and subjected to a particular temptation, but this is the purpose of mortal life—to be tested. And the answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.

There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.

The end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.

Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do. I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough....Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.

Happiness will depend on what each of us does with what each has, what we learn from what we do, and what we do thereafter.

Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.

We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.