Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements ... those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing.

Personal, spiritual symmetry emerges only from the shaping of prolonged obedience. Twigs are bent, not snapped into shape.

When, as President Joseph F. Smith said, we "catch a spark from the awakened memories of the immortal soul, "let us be quietly grateful. When of great truths we can say "I know," that powerful spiritual witness may also carry with it the sense of our having known before. With rediscovery, we are really saying "I know - again!"

The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.

Celestial criteria measures service, not status.

Patience helps us to view imperfections in others more generously to the end that we may learn to be more wise than they have been.

C. S. Lewis pointed out that some people are angry with God for His not existing, and others for His existing but for failing to do as mortals would have Him do. Instead of such childishness, we are urged to know God and to learn of His attributes.