We tend to think of consecration only as yielding up, when divinely directed, our material possessions. But ultimate consecration is the yielding up of oneself to God. Heart, soul, and mind were the encompassing words of Christ in describing the first commandment, which is constantly, not periodically, operative (see Matt. 22:37). If kept, then our performances will, in turn, be fully consecrated for the lasting welfare of our souls (see 2 Ne. 32:9).

Defectors often cause more difficulty than disinterested disbelievers.

We cannot improve the world if we are conformed to the world.

Clearly, when we baptize, our eyes should gaze beyond the baptismal font to the holy temple. The great garner into which the sheaves should be gathered is the holy temple.

We are often not only to slow to get on our knees, but to quick to rise from them.

Those who do too much for their children will soon find they can do nothing with their children. So many children have been so much done for they are almost done in.

I am as I am, And so is a stone; Them that don't like me, Must leave me alone.