Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.

Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.

We will all rise from the grave.

God's commandments are not given to limit or punish us.

The Lord Jesus Christ is our partner, helper and advocate.

In my early teens, I was a janitor. In high school, I got up early to deliver to accounts that required early service.

Not even death can take us from the eternal blessings promised by a loving Heavenly Father.

Mortal experiences give us the opportunity to assess what we are doing with our lives.

All too often, lotteries only add to the problem of the financially disadvantaged by taking money from them and giving nothing of value in return.

Some feel as though the world is their oyster; others feel as though they were the oyster itself, plucked from the ocean, cracked open, and robbed of all that is precious to them.

The ideal course of life is not always easy.

God wants us to serve willingly and obediently.

Many today feel troubled and distressed; many feel that, at any moment, the ships of their lives could capsize or sink.

The Lord has promised great rewards for those who reach out to strengthen their brothers and sisters.

Missionaries labor diligently to teach and baptize those who accept the gospel. In the process, their own testimonies become deeply rooted.

We are all busy. It's easy to find excuses for not reaching out to others, but I imagine they will sound as hollow to our Heavenly Father as the elementary school boy who gave his teacher a note asking that he be excused from school March 30th through the 34th.

The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead.

When we reach out to assist the least of Heavenly Father's children, we do it unto Him. That is the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pride and vanity, the opposites of humility, can destroy our spiritual health as surely as a debilitating disease can destroy our physical health.

Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children.

Every day carries with it a responsibility.

Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that entices or prevents us from following the call of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.

Telescopes and microscopes bring to our view the otherwise unseen and unknown.

Our families should gather for family prayer morning and night.