We are commanded to seek out those who are lost. We are to be our brother's keeper.
You can get people to work by using threats or by promising rewards.
Our families should gather for family prayer morning and night.
Young people should ponder over problems that might confront them and be prepared to cope with them in a way that their parents, their leaders, and their Heavenly Father would have them cope, that they might keep themselves clean and pure.
Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.
The gift of the Holy Ghost, which is the right to receive the Holy Ghost as a constant companion, is obtained only upon condition of faith in Christ, repentance, baptism by immersion, and the laying on of hands by authorized servants endowed with the Melchizedek Priesthood.
Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.
The people who misuse the Sabbath lose the blessings of spiritual food and growth promised to those who keep this commandment.
Jesus Christ is infinitely more than a great teacher and philosopher.
God wants us to serve willingly and obediently.
Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.
Prophets have no other purpose, no other mission except to serve God.
Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.
The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for the temptations of earthly appetites and passions.
When we reach out to assist the least of Heavenly Father's children, we do it unto Him. That is the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Every person on the earth today lived at one time in heavenly realms. We walked with our Heavenly Father. We knew Him. We heard His voice. We loved Him.
The word 'seek' means to go in search of, try to discover, try to acquire. It requires an active, assertive approach to life.
Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.
We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.
The Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit: a separate and distinct member of the Godhead.