Marriage is not an institution to be tampered with by mankind, and certainly not to be tampered with by those who are doing so simply for their own purposes.

It is comparing apples and oranges to refer to the love that the Savior expressed for all mankind, for every person, for every man and woman and child, with the doctrine related to marriage.

There is no such thing in the Lord's eyes as something called same-gender marriage.

The more a person can look beyond gender orientation, the happier and more fulfilling life is likely to be.

What happens in somebody's house down the street does in very deed have an effect on what happens in my house and how it's treated.

Children deserve to be reared in a home with a father and a mother.

I certainly discourage people getting involved with any group or organization that foster living a homosexual lifestyle.

There's no denial that one's gender orientation is certainly a core characteristic of any person, but it's not the only one.

In this life, such things as service in the Church, including missionary service, all of this is available to anyone who is true to covenants and commandments.

Why somebody has a same-gender attraction... who can say? But what matters is the fact that we know we can control how we behave, and it is behavior which is important.

What matters most is recognition that 'I have my own will. I have my own agency. I have the power within myself to control what I do.'

Embrace the pain

Folly and evil are disciples of doom

I'm not negative, pessimistic, angry, antisocial or schizophrenic. I'm a writer, and entitled to all that with pride.

A mother knows what her child's gone through, even if she didn't see it herself.

If we lose touch with our heart's wisdom, then no method avails; if we love, then nothing else is necessary.

What are these voices outside love's open door, make us throw off our contentment, and beg for something more?

It's always great when you're able to give fans what they expect and even a little more.

What's terrible is that there's nothing terrible, that the very essence of life is petty, uninteresting, and degradingly trite.

While washing dishes one should be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing dishes.

As I've grown older, the simple pleasure of sitting on the couch with someone you love and watching a documentary is about as good as it gets for me.