Only baptize them if you truly believe these people are ready, taking a little more time if necessary so the Holy Ghost can strengthen them a little more.

Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

Recognize the good in others, not their stains.

I witness that as you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit, your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependence on what you see or hear.

In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

Pure love is an incomparable, potent power for good. Righteous love is the foundation of a successful marriage.

There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or her life.

Repentance is not punishment, it is the hope filled path to a more glorious future.

Stay on the Lord's side, and you will win every time.

If you want to talk to God, pray. If you want him to talk to you, read your scriptures.

A memorized scripture becomes an enduring friend that does not weaken with the passage of time.

Nature intends all men and women to be mental and spiritual giants, and does not intend that any one should follow the will of another.

Necessity is not an established fact but an interpretation.

Oh, the sweetness of giving in, of full surrender.

There's a fierceness about life that calls for a fierceness to not anxiously solve it but to allow it to transform you.

I don't know if my songs fit in films.

The prison, above all others, should be the most human of institutions.

Everything can be temporary, except us.

... politics are nothing but sand and gravel: it is art and life that feed us until we die. Everything else is ambition, hysteria or hatred.

To those who don't think defense is important, you'll get the best seat on the bench.

I hate doing anything in offices. I either want to be out in the world or in my own environment - and it should be your own environment that you work in.