We can hold to the iron rod even if others slip away and a few end up mocking us from "the great and spacious building."

In the economy of Heaven, God does not send thunder if a still, small voice is enough, or a prophet if a priest can do the job.

Real disciples absorb the fiery darts of the adversary by holding aloft the quenching shield of faith with one hand, while holding to the iron rod with the other (see Eph. 6:16; 1 Ne. 15:24; D&C 27:17). There should be no mistaking; it will take both hands!

The flame of family can warm us and at the same time be a perpetual pilot light to rekindle us.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

Defectors often cause more difficulty than disinterested disbelievers.

The more quickly we loosen our grip on the things of the world the more firmly we can take hold of the things of eternity.