We cannot survive spiritually with one foot in the Church and the other in the world.

The most important single thing that any Latter-day Saint ever does in this world is to marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority.

But I shall not know any better then than I know now that he is God’s Almighty Son, that he is our Savior and Redeemer, and that salvation comes in and through his atoning blood and in no other way.

The family unit is the most important organization in time or in eternity.

All progression in spiritual things is dependent upon the attainment of humility.

Existence came from God; death came by Adam; and immortality and eternal life come through Christ.

Obviously the holy practice (of polygamy) will commence again after the Second Coming of the Son of Man and the ushering in of the millennium.

No one can argue with a testimony, it is not a debatable issue. It is there to be accepted or rejected.

Every mortal birth is a heaven-given reminder to prepare for the second birth.

Woman's primary place is in the home, where she is to rear children and abide by the righteous counsel of her husband.

There is no such thing as neutrality where the gospel is concerned.

First time I ever put pen to paper, I had one goal – to build something no one had ever thought of before.

The joy of seeing another person in pain, frustrated or angry is a delicacy only for the most wicked.

You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.

She's always there for me when I need her; She's my best friend; she's just my everything.

Never feel this bad again. Never come back to this place, where only a knife will do. Live a gentle and kind life. Don't do things that make you want to hurt yourself.

I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below.

In my experience, it’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one. Anyone can put on an act. But your reactions reveal what is really in your heart.

Writing for children is as easy as describing the history of the Byzantium in three words.

The lives of people are like young trees in a forest. They are being choked by climbing vines. The vines are old thoughts and beliefs planted by dead men.

If someone comes in and says, "What are you doing," if I'm honest, the answer is, "I don't know. But I'm doing THIS, don't know why."