Dedicated missionary service returns a dividend of eternal joy which extends throughout mortality and into eternity.

There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

The way to be with God in every season is to strive to be near Him every week and each day.

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

Temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service.

May we show increased kindness toward one another, and may we ever be found doing the work of the Lord.