Irreverence not only shows disrespect to Deity but also makes it hard for the Spirit to teach us the things we need to know.

Integrity is the core of our character.

The temple is a place of holiness. It is the most sacred and holy place on earth and should be treated with the greatest degree of reverence and respect.

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.

We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed.

The temple is a place of worship. Reverence is a supernal form of worship. It is the form of worship found in the celestial kingdom.

Anger causes anguish to the souls of all of those who experience the feeling as well as to those who are the recipients of this emotional explosion.

Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences.

People as well as nations perish without scriptures. The scriptures are spiritual food for our spirit, which is just as important as physical food for our body.

Positive criticism is feedback given with the purpose of helping another person to grow and to develop. Negative criticism is intended to hurt and often to defame and to destroy.

To properly prepare to receive personal revelation, we must repent, ask through prayer, be obedient, search the scriptures, fast, think pure thoughts, and develop a spirit of reverence.

Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.

Those who indulge themselves in sense stimulation throughout their lives often end up exhausted, with an enfeebled will and little capacity to love others.

You are not going to be the girl I’m going to marry are you? You are going to be the girl that got away.

The universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would be inexcusably egocentric of us to suggest that we're alone in the universe.

Jazz Improvisation means that practice is not as straightforward as it would be when you simply have a score to play.

It's a little intimidating to walk into a studio and know that you're going to sing a duet with Barbra Streisand.

No. You know this is wrong and you want to feel better about it. You don't want to admit your as ruthless and monstrous as the demons you claim to hate.

My hope for the future is that we learn wisdom again.

I envy thee not thy faith, which is ever in thy mouth but never in thy heart nor in thy practice