A woman needs to be told she is beautiful. She needs to be told she is valued. She needs to be told she is worthwhile.

I counseled many returning missionaries. I interviewed 1,700 missionaries all over the world. My advice to them is that you should study and prepare for your life's work in a field that you enjoy.

All of us are prone to excuse our own mediocre performance. We blame our misfortunes, our disfigurements, our so-called handicaps. Victims of our own rationalization, we say silently to ourselves, 'I'm just too weak,' or 'I'm not cut out for better things.' Others soar beyond our meager accomplishments. Envy and discouragement take their toll. .

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.

It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed. Our homes are to be more than sanctuaries; they should also be places where God’s Spirit can dwell, where the storm stops at the door, where love reigns and peace dwells

May we give as the Savior gave. To give of oneself is a holy gift. We give as a remembrance of all the Savior has given.

We are going to make mistakes, but none of us can become an expert in family history work without first being a novice.