Into every life there come the painful, despairing days of adversity and buffeting. There seems to be a full measure of anguish, sorrow, and often heartbreak for everyone, including those who earnestly seek to do right and be faithful. ... In this way the soul can become like soft clay in the hands of the Master.

I hope we can all overcome any differences of culture, race, and language.

I would hope that we can load our moral computers with three elements of integrity: 1. Dealing justly with oneself. 2. Dealing justly with others. 3. Recognizing the law of the harvest.

Some of our important choices have a time line. If we delay a decision, the opportunity is gone forever. Sometimes our doubts keep us from making a choice that involves change. Thus an opportunity may be missed.

This Christmas and every Christmas will be richer by sharing and enjoying gifts that cannot be held but only felt.

You cannot become great women if you are not also good women. Great women respond generously to their instincts to do good.

We learn about tithing by paying it.