The real spirit of Christmas lies in the life and mission of the Master.

Those who are filled with the love of Christ do not seek to force others to do better, they inspire others to do better.

Being happily and successfully married is generally not so much a matter of marrying the right person as it is being the right person.

True greatness...always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is not limited to a system of beliefs; it is a plan of action.

That which is worth while is seldom easy.

We need to remember that though we make our friends, God has made our neighbors – everywhere. Love should have no boundary; we should have no narrow loyalties.

The family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other interest in life.

Faith is the element that builds the bridge in the absence of concrete evidence.

Look to the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of your membership.

The girl who chooses to be modest, chooses to be respected.

When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children.

Happiness is a joyful gratitude.

Overcast does not always forecast rain neither does difficulty always forecast failure.

Speak with intent so that you can lead with vision.

I'm tired and I'm sick to death of being without you.

In order to be truly great at something you have to give into a certain amount of madness.

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

... we are there with our cameras to record reality. Once we start modifying that which exists, we are robbing photography of its most valuable attribute.

Like my boy tells me; if it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, by golly, it is a rat.

Politics is not religion and we should govern on the basis of evidence, not theology.