Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father. How important it is, then, that one of our fundamental teachings to our children is how to pray.

The almost universal gift everyone can develop is the creation of a pleasant disposition, an even temperament.

Heavenly Father's commandments are the road map He has given us to return to Him, which is the only way we will be eternally happy.

Be certain that you easily clear the minimum standards for service as a missionary and that you are continually raising the bar.

How our governments need standards of integrity! How our communities need yardsticks to measure decency! How our neighborhoods need models of beauty and cleanliness! How our schools need continued encouragement and assistance to maintain high educational standards! Rather than spend time complaining about the direction in which these institutions are going, we need to exert our influence in shaping the right direction. A small effort by a few can result in so much good for all of mankind.

Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them.

Let us each day search from the scriptures and from the prophets…. The scriptures that are never read will never help us. If read, the words of God will nourish our souls and carry us to great heights in our endeavors.