Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and THEN to their children.

There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.

Keep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.

Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment.

One of the adversary's sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.

One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.

Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.

To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.

What you want is within reach. Go for it.

I still think about you at nightyou come back to me with the stars.

I'm gonna take all my sadness, frustration, anger and energy and channel it into becoming the best possible student.I AM GOING TO BECOME A LEARNING MACHINE.

IMPERCEPTIBLE IMPELLENTGod exists in the heart, not in the show of religious alignment

He could be doing quantum physics in his head or undressing her in his mind—she’d never know the difference.

Christmas is a clandestinely ingenious script that outlines a plan to reclaim mankind through a strategy unimagined and unimaginable. This strategy involved God writing His own death into the script.

The most precious thing a human being has to give is time. There is so very little of it, after all, in a life.

If you persevere, stick with it, wok at it, you have a real opportunity to achieve. If you do your best and keep a true compass, you'll get there.

I try to do things where I'm going to feel challenged in some way. I only really do one movie a year.

As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That’s about the most you can do, I think.