Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.

The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.

A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances.

It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness

We should confess His hand in all things. Ingratitude is one of our great sins.

Our wise founders seemed to understand, better than most of us, our own scripture, which states that ‘it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority … they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.’

Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.