Ugly reports and conversations are always available to those who would promote the sordid and sensational. None of us are yet perfect. We each have failings that aren't terribly difficult to detect especially if that is the aim.

Peace is a blessing that comes to those who trust in God. It is established through individual righteousness. True personal peace comes about through eternal vigilance and constant righteous efforts.

Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.

It is a happy day when we come to know that with God's help, nothing is impossible for us.

It takes personal sacrifice to communicate when conditions are right for the other person-during the meal preparation, after a date, a hurt, a victory, a disappointment, or when someone wants to share a confidence. One must be willing to forego personal convenience to invest time in establishing a firm foundation for family communication. When communication in the family seems to be bogging down, each individual should look to himself for the remedy.

It is not so important whether a young man has been through the experience of a mission as it is whether the mission experience has been through him.

One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down.