The surgery of the ancient Indian physicians was bold and skilful. A special branch of surgery was dedicated to rhinoplasty or operations for improving deformed ears, noses and forming new ones, which European surgeons have now borrowed.

The family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other interest in life.

The atonement of Jesus Christ is the supreme act of love, the supreme example of selfless concern for others.

Let us truly be a temple-attending and a temple-loving people….Let us make the temple, with temple worship and temple covenants and temple marriage, our ultimate earthly goal and the supreme mortal experience.

True greatness...always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time.

How is Christmas regarded today? The legend of Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, the decorations of tinsel and mistletoe, and the giving of gifts all express to us the spirit of the day we celebrate; but the true spirit of Christmas lies much deeper than these. It is found in the life of the Savior, in the principles He taught, in His atoning sacrifice-which become our great heritage.

Surely the Lord loves, more than anything else, an unwavering determination to obey his counsel.