We can choose to be like the Mormon pioneers, who maintained a spirit of gratitude during their slow and painful trek toward the Great Salt Lake, even singing and dancing and glorying in the goodness of God.

God sent you here to prepare for a future greater than anything can imagine.

Hope is a leg of a 3-legged stool with Faith and Charity.

There is an important difference between the sorrow for sin that leads to repentance and the sorrow that leads to despair.

As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness.

Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions. Jesus repeatedly emphasized the power of good thoughts and proper motives: 'Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not' In Proverbs we read, 'For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he

The spirit of gratitude is always pleasant and satisfying because it carries with it a sense of helpfulness to others; it begets love and friendship, and engenders divine influence. Gratitude is said to be the memory of the heart.