Temporary setbacks are overshadowed by persistence.

Always be grateful for your blessings, especially your heritage. When we are blessed with goodly parents, we should be grateful. This is the debt each of us owes for our heritage.

And whoso is found a faithful, a just, and a wise steward shall enter into the joy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life.

Remember, we without our roots and branches cannot be saved.

Even worthwhile endeavors need evaluation in order to determine if they have become distractions from the best goals.

The desire of our hearts, of course, is not only to acquire salvation and immortality but also to attain eternal life with a loving Father in Heaven and our Savior in the celestial kingdom with our families. We can obtain eternal life only through obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.

We rejoice in all the Savior has done for us. He has made it possible for each of us to gain our salvation and exaltation.