With faith . . . we must walk to the edge of the light and into the darkness. As we so walk I testify and promise that the light will move. When I was your age and wondering some of the exact same things that you are now wondering, I never would have imagined that someday [we] would be at Ricks College serving as we are. . . . I know the light moves as we walk in faith to the edge of the light.

It frankly does not make sense to occasionally 'fill up' with water, with long periods of dehydration in between. The same thing is true spiritually. Spiritual thirst is a need for living water. A constant flow of living water is far superior to sporadic sipping.

A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.

Inspired questions will bring about inspired answers. Seek for the companionship of the Holy Ghost as you prepare.

For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience. Line upon line and precept upon precept, gradually and almost imperceptibly, our motives, our thoughts, our words, and our deeds become aligned with the will of God. Conversion unto the Lord requires both persistence and patience.

If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated.

The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.