Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and the restorer of all things important to building the kingdom of God and preparing for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
L. Tom PerryHow 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.
L. Tom PerryThe most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers.
L. Tom PerryIf I keep my promises to the Lord, He will always keep His promises to me. He [will] always fulfill His end of the bargainโand much, much moreโif I fulfill mine.
L. Tom PerrySurely there could not be any doctrine more strongly expressed in the scriptures than the Lordโs unchanging commandments and their connection to our happiness and well-being as individuals, as families, and as a society.
L. Tom PerryStrong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. It is the means by which we declare our faith in God and qualify ourselves to receive the powers of heaven. Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited knowledge and power and Godโs unlimited wisdom and omnipotence.
L. Tom Perry