When we love somebody, we show it by doing something nice. So learn to serve: find a need and fulfill a need. Surprise people with a good deed they hadn't planned on. We have that opportunity at home, at school, and at church.

The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one's conversion, worthiness, and preparation.

Rationalization is one of the real obstacles to obedience.

In the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.

Integrity safeguards love, and love makes family life rich and zestful-now and forever.

Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.

Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.