Prayer is the means by which men communicate with God. Revelation is the means by which God communicates with men.

Peace has been variously defined, but perhaps we might think of it as 'harmony within one's self, and with God and man.'

The truth is that we are saved by grace only after all we ourselves can do. (See 2 Ne. 25:23.) There will be no government dole which can get us through the pearly gates. Nor will anybody go into the celestial kingdom who wants to go there on the works of someone else. Every man must go through on his own merits. We might just as well learn this here and now.

While the Lord will magnify us in both subtle and dramatic ways, he can only guide our footsteps when we move our feet.

It has always seemed somewhat paradoxical to me that we must constantly have the Lord command us to do those things which are for our own good.

When earth life is over and things appear in their true perspective, we shall more clearly see and realize what the Lord and his prophets have repeatedly told us, that the fruits of the gospel are the only objectives worthy of life's full efforts. Their possessor obtains true wealth - wealth in the Lord's view of values. We need constantly to deepen our understandings and sharpen our realization of what the fruits of the gospel are. The Lord has defined them as . . . peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.

The key to happiness is to get the spirit and keep it.