In the acquisition of Sacred knowledge, scholarship and reason are not alternatives to revelation. They are a means to an end, and the end is revelation from God.

A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward perfection.

You can never get enough of what you don't need, because what you don't need won't satisfy you.

Adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them.

We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate for our inadequacies and repair our imperfections.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the brightest light and the only hope for this darkened world.

Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.

Love is the most powerful force in the world.

Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.

Man's laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral

The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.

Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool

It is wise to consider a matter carefully before jumping in carelessly.

I am not a fan of politics.

It gives me strength to have somebody to fight for; I can never fight for myself, but, for others, I can kill.

To know what one knows is frightening to live what one lives is soothing and though everybody likes to be frightened what they really have to have is soothing.

It is hard sometimes to get the Congress to do what you want to do and you have to keep working at it.

Really, then, our problem is not weakness, but independence! And in covenant, you die to independent living.

To prevent the workers from going to their work by standing in front of them is pure violence and must be given up.

I like telling the story in a visual way. I don't like explaining a lot in dialogue.

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night.