Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.

There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.

Keep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.

Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment.

One of the adversary's sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.

Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and THEN to their children.

One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.

Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.

At the back of my mind I wanted to be a journalist when I grew up since I didn’t seem to be getting any better at goalkeeping.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Anything of worth is costly: devotion to Christ, a strong marriage, financial responsibility, a life of integrity, and of course, fearlessly feminine mothering.

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.

Success is not two cars or a swimming pool. It's the approval of your peers.

Because I'm interested in depiction, representation, therefore you're interested in photography. You don't ignore it.

People think I must have all these superstitions, but I don't. I use my batting gloves 'til they wear out. I broke four or five bats during the streak, and I didn't cry over any of them.

Jack Kerouac did what he most wanted to do. He wrote great prose. He became the writer he wanted to be.

A government of fighters won't know how to lead, only create more war. You think bravery is measured in resistance.

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.