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.

My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his own choosing.

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

Don't accommodate any degree of temptation. Prevent sin and avoid having to deal with its inevitable destruction. So, turn it off! Look away! Avoid it at all costs. Direct your thoughts in wholesome paths. Remember your covenants and be faithful in temple attendance.

It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.

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

In the acquisition of Sacred knowledge, scholarship and reason are not alternatives to revelation. They are a means to an end, and the end is revelation from God.