It is not how you start the race or where you are during the race-it is how you cross the finish line that will matter.

As our understanding of obedience deepens, we recognize the essential role of agency.

The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us for exaltation. It is important that we gain a sure knowledge that our preparation to enter the holy house and that our participation in these ceremonies and covenants are some of the most significant events we will experience in our mortal lives.

As disciples of Jesus Christ we have a responsibility to work together with like-minded believers, to raise our voices for what is right.

The gift of the Holy Ghost, given to us when we are confirmed, gives us the ability to discern the difference between the giving ways of the kingdom of God and the taking practices of the world.

Be the kind of friend who makes it easier for others to obey the commandments when they are with you.

The blessings we enjoy now are because we made the choice to follow the Savior before this life. To everyone hearing or reading these words, whoever you are and whatever your past may be, remember this: it is not too late to make that same choice again to follow him.