Parents have the glorious opportunity of being the most powerful influence, above and beyond any other, on the new lives that bless their homes.

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.

What the restored gospel brings to the discussion on marriage and family is so large and so relevant that it cannot be overstated: we make the subject eternal!

The joining together of a man and a woman to be legally and lawfully wed not only is preparation for future generations to inherit the earth, but it also brings the greatest joy and satisfaction that can be found in this mortal experience.

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.

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.