If television viewing choices serve as a valid measure of our society, they who choose evil surely are more numerous than they who choose good.

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

Desire, burning desire, is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary.

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people. As you overcome adversity in your life, you will become stronger.

Without adversity, the butterfly would never have the strength to achieve its destiny. It would never develop the strength to become something extraordinary.

Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.

Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.