You must know that baptism for someone who is dead is quite as essential as baptism for some one who is living.

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.

Christianity increases the scope and area of our lives.

I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.

The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.

Amongst all the virtues, high awareness is the most precious one!

You don't have to be surprised when the end comes - just read the Word of God and get the full scoop!

I love everything about motels. I can't help myself. I still get excited every time I slip a key into a motel room door and fling it open.

An expropriating property protector (the state, through taxation) is a contradiction in terms

When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.

Generally, the bigger the budget, the less interesting the characters become.

I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.