True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one’s companion.
In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living. . . Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions.
Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
Gratitude is a sign of maturity…Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.
The cause of most of man’s unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.
The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?
Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.
All writers should be put in a box and thrown in the sea.
Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.
Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.
Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.
Let our voices be heard. I hope they will not be shrill voices, but, I hope we shall speak with such conviction that those to whom we speak shall know of the strength of our feeling and the sincerity of our efforts.
Be believing, be happy, don’t get discouraged. Things will work out.
There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.
There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God expects us to do something with our lives, and that He will give us help when help is sought.
We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes and on the faces of those who have lived many years.
You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others….
If we could follow the slogan that says,”Turn off the TV and open a good book” we would do something of substance for a future generation.
It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book…from the reading of ‘good books’ there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way.
Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.
Do not despair. Do not give up. Look for the sunlight through the clouds.
work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.
There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter.
If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.
Teach them [your children] in such a way that they could not misunderstand the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe that it should be the blessing of every child to be born into a home where that child is welcomed, nurtured, loved, and blessed with parents, a father and a mother, who live with loyalty to one another and to their children.
Do your best, and be a little better than you are.
The trouble with most of our prayers is that we give them as if we were picking up the phone and ordering groceries – we place our order and hang up.
A truly educated man never ceases to learn. He never ceases to grow. I hope you women, as you take upon yourselves the burden of rearing families, will never set aside the desire to acquire knowledge.
Those who move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out.
We cannot expect to lift others unless we stand on higher ground ourselves.
Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.
You are people with a present and with a future. Don’t muff the ball. Be excellent.
Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.
I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass.
We pray that as you walk the paths of life you will walk in ways that are straight with the strength to conform even though those paths be narrow.
When an individual is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of the demands of the church, but because of the knowledge within his heart
Each of you is a daughter of God. Reflect on all the wondrous meaning of that one paramount fact.
Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments.
Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.
There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the process by which idle visions become dynamic achievements.
As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.
Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.
A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes.
At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It’s just that simple.
Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead.
How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord’s law of finance.
You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you’re going to have a strong superstructure.
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive.
I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the Lord a better man or woman.
Unfortunately, some women want to remake their husbands after their own design.
Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.
When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved.
If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity.
Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Resolve to make it work.
I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.
I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries.