Perfection is worth striving for, even if it is ultimately unattainable in this life.

Personal integrity implies such trustworthiness and incorruptibility that we are incapable of being false to a trust or covenant.

Let us strive for personal, practical integrity in every endeavor, regardless of how mundane or inconsequential it may seem.

As you overcome adversity in your life, you will become stronger. Then you will be better able to help others -those who are working, in their turn, to find a safe harbor from the storms that rage about them.

How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can't-at least not in the moment. I don't think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don't think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe that the way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

Love is the greatest of all the commandments-all others hang upon it. It is our focus as followers of the living Christ. It is the one trait that, if developed, will most improve our lives.

Anything that does not draw us closer to God takes us away from him.