Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.

Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

Adequate early rest is best...."Early to bed and early to rise" is still good counsel.

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

The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.

I hope we can be happy where we are, be grateful for our blessings-now-here, accept the challenge that is ours and make the most of it, and don't be envious of others. God help us to be grateful.

I wish that every Latter-day Saint could say and mean it with all his heart: 'I'll go where you want me to go. I'll say what you want me to say. I'll be what you want me to be'. If we could do that, we would be assured of the maximum happiness here and exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God hereafter.