Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer - can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel.

When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them how to regain His presence. Our Father promised a Savior to redeem them from their fallen condition.

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings.

The sacred title of 'father' is shared with the Almighty.

The Book of Mormon is the 'keystone' of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the 'capstone,' with continuing latter day revelation. The Lord has placed His stamp of approval on both the keystone and the capstone.

One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness.

The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God.

The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention.

No man is truly educated unless he knows where he came from, why he is here, and where he can expect to go in the next life.

With the Spirit and magnifying your call, you can do miracles for the Lord in the mission field. Without the Spirit, you will never succeed, regardless of your talent and ability.

Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.

Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.

Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable.

Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'

Build traditions of family vacations and trips and outings. These memories will never be forgotten by your children.

In general, the more food we eat in its natural state - without additives - and the less it is refined, the healthier it will be for us. Food can affect the mind, and deficiencies of certain elements in the body can promote mental depression.

Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule.

Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.

Unless you and your mate are united in purpose, dedication, and loyalty, you will not succeed to the extent you otherwise could.

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.

A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits than the woman whose total concern is centered in her own personal problems.

Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.

Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack.

The true scientist no longer attempts to disprove the pull of gravity, or the rotation of the earth, or the motion of heavenly bodies, or the sequence of the seasons, or man's need of food and water, or the function of the heart.

Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life.

I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in time of need.

It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother's loving example to choose righteousness.

A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances.

Opposition provides choices, and choices bring consequences - good or bad.

Mothers, stay close to your daughters. Earn and deserve their love and respect. Be united with their father in the rearing of your children. Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.

Wickedness never did, never does, never will bring us happiness.

Surely no child should fear his own father - especially a priesthood father. A father's duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.

The moral code of Heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage.

Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else's. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.

Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.

The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.

The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.

When our children obey the Lord and go to the temple to receive their blessings and enter into the marriage covenant, they enter into the same order of the priesthood that God instituted in the very beginning with father Adam.

I reverence the Constitution of the United States as a sacred document. To me its words are akin to the revelations of God, for God has placed his stamp of approval on the Constitution of this land.

We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more godlike, that we do not become discouraged and lose hope.

I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.

The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.

Communism introduced into the world a substitute for true religion. It is a counterfeit of the gospel plan.

I am grateful my own eternal companion served a mission in Hawaii before we were married in the Salt Lake Temple, and I am pleased that I have had three granddaughters serve full-time missions.

Husbands, recognize your wife's intelligence and her ability to counsel with you as a real partner regarding family plans, family activities, and family budgeting. Don't be stingy with your time or with your means. Give her the opportunity to grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially as well as spiritually.

The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society.

Satan works through human agents.

Too often the pressure for popularity, on children and teens, places an economic burden on the income of the father, so mother feels she must go to work to satisfy her children's needs. That decision can be most shortsighted.