To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.
Howard W. HunterThe family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other interest in life.
Howard W. HunterThe atonement of Jesus Christ is the supreme act of love, the supreme example of selfless concern for others.
Howard W. HunterThere is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us.
Howard W. HunterTo make a covenant with the Lord to always keep His commandments is a serious obligation, and to renew that covenant by partaking of the sacrament is equally serious. The solemn moments of thought while the sacrament is being served have great significance. They are moments of self-examination, introspection, self-discernment...a time to reflect and to resolve.
Howard W. Hunter