The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.
David A. BednarA grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.
David A. BednarBaptism by water leads to the authorized opportunity for the constant companionship of the third member of the Godhead.
David A. BednarThe temple is a point of intersection between heaven and earth. In this sacred place, holy work will be performed through selfless service and love. The temple reminds [us] of all that is good and beautiful in the world.
David A. BednarOften as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic and readily recognizable temporal blessings that we receive. And surely such blessings do occur. Yet some of the diverse blessings we obtain as we are obedient to this commandment are significant but subtle.
David A. Bednar