The only way to build a peaceful community is to build men and women who are lovers and makers of peace.

To Latter-day Saints there can be no objection to the careful and critical study of the scriptures, ancient or modern, provided only that it be an honest study - a search for truth.

The better men know the Lord, the better may the eternal truths we learn be applied in our daily lives.

When each man sets his own house in order, the whole world will be in order.

A beginning must be made somewhere and corner by corner, department by department, space by space, all will be known and conquered. In the end, all must be explored, and whether one begins in the east or the west cannot matter much. The big concern is the extent to which a man offers himself, mind and body, to his worthwhile work. Upon that will growth depend.

Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.

A thief, though rich, will continue to steal, but an honest man, though poor, will ever seek to pay his debts.