A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.

The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming.

Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation.

Purifying and sealing by the Holy Spirit of Promise constitute the culminating steps in the process of being born again.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

We are not, and never need be, alone.

By divine design, men and women are intended to progress together toward perfection and a fulness of glory. Because of their distinctive temperaments and capacities, males and females each bring to a marriage relationship unique perspectives and experiences.