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.

A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents. It cannot be created by having extraordinary advantages. It isn't a gift of birth, wealth, talent or station. It is the result of your own endeavor. It is the reward that comes from living good principles and manifesting a virtuous and honorable life.

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.

Who can put a pricetag on the influence of a mother?

The only shortage we have today is the shortage we have between our own two ears.

Go forward with new zeal and determination, and through your example shine the light of the gospel in this troubled world.

What we need is a royal army of returned missionaries reenlisted into service.