If someone wants to marry you outside the temple, whom will you strive to please - God or a mortal? If you insist on a temple marriage, you will be pleasing the Lord and blessing the other party.

I testify to you that God's pay is the best pay that this world or any other world knows anything about.

Time is numbered only to man.

If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your priesthood leaders. Let them know of your needs and wants. Single parenthood is understood by the Lord.

I have a vision of homes alerted, of classes alive, and of pulpits aflame with the spirit of Book of Mormon messages.

I challenge those who are in business and other professions to see that there are copies of the Book of Mormon in their reception rooms.

I challenge the homes of Israel to display on their walls great quotations and scenes from the Book of Mormon.

Reading the Book of Mormon is one of the greatest persuaders to get men on missions.

There is a difference between a convert who is built on the rock of Christ through the Book of Mormon and stays hold of that iron rod, and one who is not.

Sin pulls a man down into despondency and despair.

Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life.

Food production is just one part of the repeated emphasis that you store a provision of food which will last for at least a year wherever it is legally permissible to do so.

Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'

Young women, the family unit is forever, and you should do everything in your power to strengthen that unit.

Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.

Young adults enrolled in universities and colleges or other postsecondary training should avail themselves of the opportunity to take institute of religion courses or, if attending a Church school, should take at least one religion course every term.

Nations cannot endure in sin.

No other single influence has had so great an impact on this earth as the life of Jesus the Christ.

We all know of families who have obligated themselves for more than they could pay. There is a world of heartache behind such cases.

Efficient spending and saving will give the family more security, more opportunities, more education, and a higher standard of living.

Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.

Some spiritually alert parents hold early-morning devotionals with their families in their homes. They have a hymn, prayer, and then read and discuss the Book of Mormon.

The Bible sits on the pulpit of hundreds of different religious sects.

Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He simply pours out more blessings upon you.

The Saints never suffer as the sinners do.

Blessed are they who seek to learn wisdom.

What a gift it would be to receive at Christmastime a greater knowledge of the Lord. What a gift it would be to share that knowledge with others.

I cannot recall a time that I did not believe in Jesus Christ.

Family preparedness has been a long-established welfare principle.

The fact that a book or publication is popular does not necessarily make it of value.

Many novels and modern publications are corrupters of morals or distorters of truth.

I'm very proud because, all my life, I worked very hard to be a football player.

For me, my passion is just to play the game, it doesn't matter if no one comes to the stadium to watch.

Going to Dubai represents a different way of life.

Size has never been a problem for me.

You always have to dream big and think big.

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

If you want to improve the football, of course you need to put attention on the academy, on the school, the facility.

I have no regrets. I won with the most prestigious clubs in the world - Real Madrid and Juventus - and also with the national team. I won the Ballon d'Or and Fifa World Player at 33 years old.

A coach needs time to get to know the players, the environment, the fans and the culture of the club. You can't solve everything in one or two months.

Football is everything for me in my life.

When the national team plays, everyone feels a part of it. Everyone comes together. And when Italians come together, we tend to do well.

As a defender, you can be many shapes and sizes. You can be short and fast. Or you can be tall and jump high. It doesn't matter. The only necessity is that you are confident when you take the pitch - because every week there is a new challenge.

I'm definitely not a perfect coach and it's impossible to make everyone satisfied.

When someone becomes a part of the Azzurri squad that has won a World Cup, they are like family, and they never abandon anyone.

Of course I wish to achieve the same results as Marcello Lippi did in his career.

Sure, it is true that none of us is Superman. But when we stand together, we can achieve anything.

Cassano? His talent has never been in question, but his character has. As Italian captain and a big admirer I can only wish him to control his nerves better.

The most imortant thing is to win.

I played Zidane throughout my career, and for many players you reach a point where you learn lessons on how to handle them. But from the first match I played against him to the last, Zidane would find different ways to beat me.