Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.

People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.

If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that's enough. And, if tomorrow you are a little bit better than you were today, then that's enough.

A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.

Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.

Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.

To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.

For I know that we laughers have a gross cousinship with the most high, and it is this contrast and perpetual quarrel which feeds a spring of merriment in the soul of a sane man.

I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.

It's a lot more common now for someone to know a Mormon rather than just know of Mormons out in Utah, ... We seem more normal. We're not as exotic.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and thine own soul shall be refreshed.

You don't build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a loose cannon. You do it by putting in the slow, hard work of building relationships.

To reach up for the new, you must let go of the old. What lies behind you is not nearly as important as what lies in front of you.

Never schedule a board meeting on Wednesday because it kills two weekends.

Nonviolence is the rock on which the whole structure of non-co-operation is built.

I wish that being famous helped prevent me from being constipated.

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.