Tenderness and respect-never selfishness-must be the guiding principles in the intimate relationship between husband and wife

Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind.

To do one's best in the face of the commonplace struggles of life, and possibly in the face of failures, and to continue to endure and persevere with the ongoing difficulties of life - when those struggles and tasks contribute to the progress and happiness of others and the eternal salvation of one's self - this is true greatness.

Courage is acting in spite of fear.

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.

How sacredly do [we] regard the good name of another?...Do we pass on spicy bits of entertaining conversation...repeating rumors and stories which have not been submitted to the test of truth?

Tender expressions of love and affection toward children are as much the responsibility of the father as the mother. Tell your children you love them.