No pang that is suffered by man or woman upon the earth will be without its compensating effect . . . if it be met with patience.

We hear much nowadays as to the speculative ideas of men concerning the condition beyond the grave; but the admission that there is an individual existence beyond the grave, is a declaration that there must have been an individual, intelligent creation before we came here in the flesh. Life beyond the grave postulates a pre-existent state.

No jot, iota, or tittle of the temple rites is otherwise than uplifting and sanctifying. In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God.

Man cannot measure the bounds nor fathom the depths of divine forgiveness.

No pang that is suffered by man or woman upon the earth will be without its compensating effect . . . if it be met with patience.

Physical exercise is indispensable to the development of body, and quite as certainly is spiritual activity requisite to the healthful and normal development of the soul.

Mortal birth is a boon to which only those spirits who kept their first estate are eligible.