Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them. Let us also teach our children to see that the work assigned is carried to its completion and to take pride in what they accomplish.

We must never let the noise of the world overpower and overwhelm that still small voice.

Acquire and store a reserve of food and supplies that will sustain life. ... As long as I can remember, we have been taught to prepare for the future and to obtain a years supply of necessities. I would guess that the years of plenty have almost universally caused us to set aside this counsel. I believe the time to disregard this counsel is over. With events in the world today, it must be considered with all seriousness.

I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation.

Let me close by bearing witness (and my nine decades on this earth fully qualify me to say this) that the older I get, the more I realize that family is the center of life and is the key to eternal happiness.

You are not competing with anyone else. You are only competing with yourself to do the best with whatever you have received.

When we have the Spirit to direct us, we are capable of teaching with great power.