Some missionaries are giants in the Spirit and pygmies in skills in the Spirit. Work hard to develop a balance. Your leaders, and you, should teach the skills to each other.

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.

It could have been avoided. This couch misery spiral, this … loss … I could’ve avoided the bulk of it simply by doing more. I could’ve given a shit...

Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.

Why are you sitting there watching/reading someone else's creation when you can be watching/reading your own creation instead Hustle!

He did wrong. He has acknowledged it before the people. He repents it. How many kings have the humility to do that?

Father says hot water can be as stimulating as an alcoholic drink and though I never come by one...I can well believe it.

I need nothing from my companion. No money, no financial security, no emotional support, nothing. All I want is the freedom to be myself.

I should not be a Christian but for the miracles.

My mom was amazing. She believed in me and we were best friends.

... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished record of physical and spiritual anguish.

Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you.