Even the acceptance of personal responsibility may not overcome the temptation to believe that now is not the time to repent. 'Now' can seem so difficult, and 'later' appear so much easier. The truth is that today is always a better day to repent than any tomorrow.

The Holy Ghost is a comforter and a guide. But it is also a cleansing agent. That is why service in the kingdom is so crucial to enduring. When we are called to serve, we can pray for the Holy Ghost to be our companion with assurance it will come.

If you are on the right path, it will always be uphill.

Each child in each generation chooses faith or disbelief. Faith is not an inheritance; it is a choice.

When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.

You can be a great model, an average one, or a bad model. You may think it doesn't matter to you, but it does to the Lord.

The good word of the Lord with which we must nourish is the simple doctrine of the gospel. We need not fear either simplicity or repetition.