If you don't raise the bar, how will you ever know your potential?

God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always deprive us of His blessings. The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change. They are immutable and unchanging.

The nations of the world, if they follow the Lord, will continue to be a blessing to His children so long as they trust and follow Him.

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.

The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change.

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

We can't predict all the struggles and storms in life, not even the ones just around the next corner, but as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond a shadow of any doubt that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the best is yet to come.