A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest.

People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.

If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that's enough. And, if tomorrow you are a little bit better than you were today, then that's enough.

A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.

Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.

Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.

To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.

If He strips us of all our own resources, we just might learn to lean on Him. And to start praying again.

Loki's green eyes flashed with anger and with admiration, for he loved a good trick as much as he hated being fooled.

There is no scriptural basis for segregation. The ground at the foot of the cross is level, and it touches my heart when I see whites standing shoulder to shoulder with blacks at the cross.

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.

I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me.

That's just the way people's brains work. If you want to talk about something, you have to reduce it to a form that can be understood. That's one of the reasons I'm not good about boiling down music.

You can bear anything if it is not your fault.

Light is constant, we just turn over in it.

I am a bit of a daydreamer.

I can't believe I'm in New Zealand, I can't wait to play. It's just so beautiful out here and so awesome.