Baptism by water leads to the authorized opportunity for the constant companionship of the third member of the Godhead.

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 my mind was in your body going through the same circumstances. I would act differently, and likewise. Judging in nature is separation.

I go where I'm stimulated. If I'm stimulated, I show up. As Mick Jagger sings: It's my life and I'll do what I want.

What women say to lovers, you'll agree, One writes on running water or on air.

I love my kids. I'm crazy about them.

Fragrances fill the senses with the mysterious.

In order to achieve goals you have not achieved before you have to become someone you haven't been before.

I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.

We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.

Stalking the Angel [Joe]"I could off anybody in this place five times over." [Elvis]"Could you off someone and get away with you here?" [Joe]Head shake. "I'm too good even for me.

He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.