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Those who enter into marriage, must be fully prepared to establish their marriage, as the first priority in their lives.

You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

Happiness in marriage and parenthood can exceed a thousand times any other happiness

President Hinckley's strong, continuing challenge to us is retention, which requires full cooperation between the missionary, the leaders and members.

For many, living a Christlike life every day may be even more difficult than laying down one's life.

This Christmas and every Christmas will be richer by sharing and enjoying gifts that cannot be held but only felt.

Making a wrong choice early may limit making the right choice later.

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.

You cannot convert people beyond your own conversion.

Look at everything through the lens of eternity. If you will do this, life will take on a different perspective.

Don't take too much council from your fears.

The President of the Church will not lead the people of the Church astray. It will never happen.

Some hold grudges for a lifetime, unaware that courageously forgiving those who have wronged us is wholesome and therapeutic.

We learn about tithing by paying it.

Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated.

The Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world.

The great vicarious work for our kindred dead in our temples demonstrates both the justice and the fairness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

It's not so much what happens to us but how we deal with what happens to us.

I hope we can all overcome any differences of culture, race, and language.

We were called, male and female, to do great works with separate approaches and separate assignments.

Let us remember that we need to forgive to be forgiven.

It is not good practice to become intrigued by Satan and his mysteries. No good can come from getting close to evil.

Faith is the power, obedience is the price, love is the motive, the Spirit is the key and Christ is the reason.

An essential part of teaching children to be disciplined and responsible is to have them learn to work.

Unfortunately, some of our poor choices are irreversible, but many are not. Often, we can change course and get back on the right track.

Blessed are those who need no reasons other than their love for the Savior to keep his commandments.

I believe there is a strong familial pull as the influence of beloved ancestors continues with us from the other side of the veil.

Why does the Church grow and flourish? It does so because of divine direction to the leaders and members.

There is only one Church, and the responsibility for missionary work is universal. 'Every member a missionary.'

There need to be some absolutes in life.

May we all be faithful in doing the day-to-day, ordinary things that prove our worthiness, for they will lead us to and qualify us for great things.

Family home evening is for everyone ... We need the strength that comes from family home evening.

We learn much of parenting from our own parents. My love for my father deepened profoundly when he was kind, patient, and understanding.

Hope is trust in God's promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future.

True charity ought to begin in marriage, for it is a relationship that must be rebuilt every day.

Keeping the Sabbath day holy is much more than just physical rest. It involves spiritual renewal and worship.

The saving principles and doctrines of the Church are established, fixed, and unchangeable.

I believe our differences are the little pinches of salt that can make the marriage seem more flavorful.

I see the light shining in your faces. That light comes from the Lord, and as you radiate that light, it will bless you and many others.

If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.

No gift bestowed upon us us so precious as children. They are proof that God still loves us. They
are the hope of the future Ensign, May 1987

There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus they bless.

We perhaps need to snatch happiness in little pieces, learning to recognize the elements of happiness and then treasuring them while they last.

Our natural gifts and abilities are limited, but when augmented by inspiration and guidance of the Holy Ghost, our potential increases many fold.

Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don't give up even when others say, It can't be done.

Leadership is about three-fourths show-the-way and about one-fourth follow-up.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

In order to do well, missionary work has to be totally positive.

It is a denial of the divinity within us to doubt our potential and our possibilities.

I believe that God has opened up these treasures on intelligence to enhance His purposes on the earth.

Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration.

Obedience is the path to freedom ...

Being bridled, or yielding obediently to restraint, is necessary for our personal growth and progression.

Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope - young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor.

Our Redeemer took upon Himself all the sins, pains, infirmities, and sicknesses of all who have ever lived and will ever live.

When we tell little white lies, we become progressively color-blind. It is better to remain silent than to mislead.

We should not allow our personal values to erode, even if others think we are peculiar.

I urge the husbands and fathers of this church to be the kind of a man your wife would not want to be without.

You cannot become great women if you are not also good women. Great women respond generously to their instincts to do good.

A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.

True disciples are those who go beyond simply believing. They act out their belief.

We must at times search our own souls and discover what we really are. Our real character, much as we would wish, cannot be hidden.

The gap between what is popular and what is righteous is widening.

For those whose faith has faded, the reasons may be real to them, but these reasons do not change the reality of what Joseph Smith restored.

May we dedicate our lives to serving the Lord and not worry about offending the devil.

Meetings don't have to be endless to be eternal.

Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life.

Young women should realize that young men they date will not honor and respect them if they have been involved in moral transgression.

As children of the Lord we should strive every day to rise to a higher level of personal righteousness in all of our actions.

Your criticism may be worse than the conduct you are trying to correct.

Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.

Adversity is the refiner's fire that bends iron but tempers steel.

There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.

We acquire a testimony of the principles of the gospel by obediently trying to live them.