The more I live, the more I recognize that the teaching moments in my youth, especially those provided by my parents, have shaped my life and made me who I am. It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children.

Whatever the needs of family members may be, we can strengthen our families as we follow the counsel given by prophets.

We were not sent by Father in Heaven just to be born. We were sent to endure and return to Him with honor.

I learned respect for womanhood from my father's tender caring for my mother, my sister, and his sisters. Father was the first to arise from dinner to clear the table. My sister and I would wash and dry the dishes each night at Father's request. If we were not there, Father and Mother would clean the kitchen together.

The events and prophecies of our time are preparing us for the Savior's Second Coming.

When young men prepare, bless, and pass the sacrament in worthiness and reverence, they literally follow the example of the Savior at the Last Supper and become like Him.

By choosing to be in His kingdom, we separate—not isolate—ourselves from the world.