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

Your Heavenly Father knows that you will make mistakes. He knows that you will stumble-perhaps many times. This saddens Him, but He loves you. He does not wish to break your spirit. On the contrary, He desires that you rise up and become the person you were designed to be.

The divine love of God turns ordinary acts into extraordinary service.

God offers to His children the promise of a glorious and infinite existence and has provided a way for us to progress in knowledge and glory until we receive a fulness of joy. He has promised us all that He has.

Let us simplify our lives a little, let us make the changes necessary to focus on the simple, humble path of Christian discipleship.

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

We are not perfect. The people around us are not perfect. People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger. In this mortal life it will always be that way. Nevertheless, we must let go of our grievances. Part of the purpose of mortality is to learn how to let go of such things. That is the Lord’s way. Remember, heaven is filled with those who have this in common: They are forgiven. And they forgive.