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" My children are now all grown. Some are in their 60s. But when they call and I answer the phone, they say, 'How are you?' And before I can answer, they ask, 'Is Mother there?' "

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" My heart goes out to a missionary who does not receive regular mail from home. Generally, a letter once a week is a good rule. But on the other hand, too much mail can be damaging to a missionary's morale. "

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" I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes. "

" Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness. "

" It is difficult for me to understand the tragic accounts of troubled marriages that come to me. "

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" Eternal vigilance is the price of eternal development. "

" Eligibility for a temple recommend is not based on financial worth. That has nothing whatever to do with it. It is based on consistent personal behavior, on the goodness of one's life. It is not concerned with money matters, but rather with things of eternity. "

" There is a tendency in all of us to ask for better statistical performance. There is a tendency to impose quotas behind which usually lies imposition of pressure to achieve improved statistics. "

" A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body. "

" When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come. "

" In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference. "

" As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving. "

" Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women. "

" I do not concern myself much with reading long commentary volumes designed to enlarge at length upon that which is found in the scriptures. Rather, I prefer to dwell with the source, tasting of the unadulterated waters of the fountain of truth - the word of God as he gave it and as it has been recorded in the books we accept as scripture. "

" Let every mother realize that she has no greater blessing than the children who have come to her as a gift from the Almighty; that she has no greater mission than to rear them in light and truth, in understanding and love. "

" Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive. "

" I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort. "

" I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness. "

" If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen. "

" At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It's just that simple. "

" Let the Latter-day Saints be in their homes, teaching their families, reading the scriptures, doing things that are wholesome and beautiful and communing with the Lord on the Sabbath day. "

" We all exercise agency in the choices we make. "

" In the underdeveloped countries, we have young men and women, many of them of capacity but without opportunity to improve themselves. They cannot do so without help. "

" The Savior of all mankind left the ninety and nine to find the one lost. That one who was lost need not have become lost. "

" To you wives who are constantly complaining and see only the dark side of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwanted, look into your own hearts and minds. If there is something wrong, turn about. Put a smile on your faces. Make yourselves more attractive. Brighten your outlook. "

" God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do. "

" The gospel is not a philosophy of repression, as so many regard it. It is a plan of freedom that gives discipline to appetite and direction to behavior. "

" It is not a mark of manhood to carelessly use the name of the Almighty or of His Beloved Son in a vain and flippant way, as many are prone to do. "

" My heart reaches out to you missionaries. You simply cannot do it alone and do it well. You must have the help of others. That power to help lies within each of us. "

" If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity. "

" The problem is, I think, that so many of us pray as if we are ordering groceries. We pick up the telephone and say, 'Is this the right place to place my order?' and we proceed right to dictating our order. When we have then ended that list, we hang up. "