I know why there must be opposition in all things. Adversity, if handled correctly, can be a blessing in our lives. We can learn to love it.

We should strive to develop within ourselves the traits of character of the Savior.

We see ourselves as yesterday and today. Heavenly Father sees us as forever.

As we give of our time, talents and resources to tend the needs of the sick, offer food to the hungry and teach the dependent to stand on their own, we enrich ourselves spiritually beyond our ability to comprehend.

If we only look around us, there are a thousand reasons for us not to be happy, and it is simplicity itself to blame our unhappiness on the things we lack in life. It doesn’t take any talent at all to find them. The problem is, the more we focus on the things we don’t have, the more unhappy and more resentful we become.

Great leaders communicate a vision that captures the imagination and fires the hearts and minds of those around them.

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