Trying to please others before pleasing God is inverting the first and second great commandments.

Ever notice how seldom we lose control when frustrated by our boss, but how often we do when annoyed by friends or family?

Others don't make us angry. There is no force involved. Becoming angry is a conscious choice, a decision, therefore, we can make the choice not to become angry. We choose!

Trying to please others before pleasing God is inverting the first and second great commandments.

The gospel teaches us that true beauty is more than skin-deep. A young woman whose countenance is aglow with both happiness and virtue radiates inner beauty.

The true badge of courage is overcoming the fear of men.

Lowering the Lord’s standards to the level of a society’s inappropriate behavior is apostasy.