God loves all of His children. He has provided a plan for His children to enjoy the choicest blessings that He has to offer in eternity. Those choicest blessings are associated with marriage between a man and a woman by appropriate priesthood authority to bring together a family unit for creation and happiness in this life and in the life to come.

We need to lay hold on the feelings and try to control them to keep us from getting into a circumstance that leads to sinful behavior.

Love is the most powerful force in the world.

When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life.

The commandment to avoid contention applies to those who are right as well as those who are wrong.

We feel great compassion for parents whose love and protective instincts for their challenged children have moved them to some positions that are adversary to the Church. I hope the Lord will be merciful to parents whose love for their children has caused them to get into such traps.

Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.