Trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, each of us can become clean and the burden of our rebellion will be lifted. Remember, repentance is not punishment. It is the hope-filled path to a more glorious future.

Simple, consistent good habits lead to a life full of bountiful blessings.

I am convinced that there is no simple formula or technique that I could give you or that you could give your students that would immediately facilitate mastering the ability to be guided by the Holy Spirit. Nor do I believe that the Lord will ever allow someone to conceive a pattern that would invariably and immediately open the channels of spiritual communication. We grow when we labor to recognize the guidance of the Holy Ghost as we struggle to communicate our needs to our Father in Heaven in moments of dire need or overflowing gratitude.

Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church.

You have times when you are extremely happy, times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all of those growth experiences together.