The intensity of our desire to share the gospel is a great indicator of the extent of our personal conversion.

President Lorenzo Snow declared that it is "the grand privilege of every Latter-day Saint . . . to have the manifestations of the spirit every day of our lives."

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

Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences - be they good or bad.

Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We must not surrender our positions or our values. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made inevitably cast us as combatants in the eternal contest between truth and error. there is no middle ground in that contest.

We have the agency to choose which characteristics will define us; those choices are not thrust upon us.

There are abusive practices that have been used in connection with various mental attitudes or feelings. Over-medication in respect to depression is an example that comes to mind. The aversive therapies that have been used in connection with same-sex attraction have contained some serious abuses that have been recognized over time within the professions.