When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, 'What sign do I want to give to God?' That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear.

A worthy woman personifies the truly noble and worthwhile attributes of life.

Parents and teachers, learn to listen, then listen to learn from children.

Have you not learned that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling?

As a member of the Church, you have made sacred covenants with the Lord.

Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility.

To understand the power of the priesthood, we must know its limitations.

Service of any type requires preparation.

Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable.

Clinicians, academicians, and politicians are often put to a test of faith. In pursuit of their goals, will their religion show or will it be hidden? Are they tied back to God or to man?

My concern is that contention is becoming accepted as a way of life.

Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.

Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.

Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations.

He chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood - both its power and those who bear it.

Differences exist in practice and organization between the Lord's Church and man-made institutions.

I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.

The only length of life that seems to satisfy the longings of the human heart is life everlasting.

Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.

Surely wisdom will come as we listen to learn from children, parents, partners, neighbors, Church leaders, and the Lord.

While musical experts of the world focus on what choir members can do, I would like to focus on what choir members can be.

We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.

Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave the name.

Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values.

Contention existed before the earth was formed.

We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power.

Many shoulder heavy burdens of righteous responsibility which, on occasion, seem so difficult to bear. I have heard those challenges termed impossible.

The Lord has often chosen to instruct His people in their times of trial.

We make the Sabbath a delight when we teach the gospel to our children.

I worry about all who are impure in their thoughts, feelings, or actions or who demean their wives or children, thereby cutting off priesthood power.

Young men and women, your education is ever important - to us, to you, and to God.

Many institutions of higher learning will grant an 18- to 30-month deferral to prospective missionaries. This will enable you elders and sisters to serve without worrying about where you will begin your advanced education. We are very grateful to leaders of educational institutions who are making such planning possible!

Mission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.

Our inquiring friends and neighbors not of our faith can also catch the wave. We encourage them to keep all that is good and true in their lives. And we invite them to receive more, especially the glorious truth that through God's eternal plan, families can be together forever.

The ways of the Lord are different from the ways of man. Man's ways remove people from office or business when they grow old or become disabled. But man's ways are not and never will be the Lord's ways.

Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show!

Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.

We are eternal beings - spirit children of heavenly parents.

Think of our physical sustenance. It is truly heaven-sent. The necessities of air, food, and water all come to us as gifts from a loving Heavenly Father.

We were born with a capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families.

If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God's law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant.

As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well - and for each of God's children.

All that the future holds in store for each sacred child of God will be shaped by his or her parents, family, friends, and teachers. Thus, our faith now becomes part of our posterity's faith later.

Preparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.

All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.

Missionaries serve to make life better for God's children.

We need more missionaries - more worthy missionaries.

When I think of the love I feel for each member of our family, I sense, to a slight degree, the love that our Heavenly Father bears for His children.

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.