Ultimate hope constitutes the anchor of the soul.

The authority of example and considerations of character, unlike pudding, are not whipped up in an instant.

Trying to observe the slow shift from self-centeredness to empathy is like trying to watch grass grow.

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.

If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have slackened his resolve. Feelings of futility foster vulnerability. Self-pity is such a busy stagehand, rearranging the scenery to help sin make its entrance. No wonder the prophets say that without faith in the Lord, there is no hope.

The true Christian is a communicator.

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!