To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character.

We acquire a testimony of the principles of the gospel by obediently trying to live them.

There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood.

The only way to acquire spiritual knowledge and keep It burning brightly is to be humble, prayerful, and to strive diligently to keep all of the commandments.

Adversity is the refiner's fire that bends iron but tempers steel.

The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us

It is a denial of the divinity within us to doubt our potential and our possibilities.