Spiritual light rarely comes to those who merely sit in the darkness waiting for someone to flick the switch.

The acorn of honest inquiry has often sprouted and matured into a great oak of understanding.

Pride is the switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on . . . . Some suppose that humility is about beating ourselves up. Humility does not mean convincing ourselves that we are worthless, meaningless, or of little value. Nor does it mean denying or withholding the talents God has given us. We don't discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves. It comes as we go about our work with an attitude of serving God and our fellowman.

God's love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked.

Without spiritual landmarks, mankind wanders . . . Without the word of God, we walk in circles.

The Wright brothers committed themselves to do what no one else had ever done before. They took time to do their homework. They were humble and smart enough to appreciate and learn about the work of others who went before. And they tackled the problem line upon line, precept upon precept.

With Christ, darkness cannot succeed. Darkness will not gain victory over the light of Christ.