Happiness in marriage and parenthood can exceed a thousand times any other happiness

Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated.

Each of us is a unique creation of our Heavenly Father. No two of us are completely alike. No one else has exactly the same gifts and talents that we have been given. We should increase those talents and gifts and use them to leverage our uniqueness.

Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don’t give up even when others say, It can’t be done.

There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.

Self-mastery is a challenge for every individual. Only we can control our appetites and passions. Self-mastery cannot be bought by money or fame. It is the ultimate test of our character. It requires climbing out of the deep valleys of our lives and scaling our own Mount Everests.

You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.