Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one another’s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination.

The ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children and our posterity.

The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.

If we are practicing our faith and seeking the companionship of the Holy Spirit, his presence can be felt in our hearts and in our homes. A family having daily family prayers and seeking to keep the commandments of God and honor his name and speak lovingly to one another will have a spiritual feeling in their home that will be discernible to all who enter it.

The nature and extent of profanity and vulgarity in our society is a measure of its deterioration.

Faith is developed in a setting where we cannot see ahead.

Through the lens of spirituality, we see all the commandments of God as invitations to blessings.