For the Holy Ghost blesses us with optimism and wisdom at times of challenge that we simply cannot muster on our own.

The last days are not for the faint of heart or the spiritually out of shape.

True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.

Few of us will reach our potential without the nurturing of both the mother who bore us and the mothers who bear with us.

Do you think there is any chance the Lord would have inspired his prophets to prophesy about us, only to then take a chance on the outcome of the latter days by sending men and women he couldn't count on? There is no chance - zero chance - He would have done that.

The most effective way to share the gospel is to live it. When we live like disciples of Christ should live, when we aren't just good but happy to be good, others will be drawn to us.

Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular skill.