"There are two purposes for life in mortality. The first is that we might gain experiences that we could not obtain in any other way. The second is to obtain tabernacles of flesh and bones. Both of these purposes are vital to the existence of man. We are now being tried and tested to see if we will do all the things the Lord has commanded us to do ( Read more... )

"The abundant life is a spiritual life. Too many sit at the banquet ( Read more... )

"Are we not the framers of our own destiny? Are we not the arbitrators of our fate? . . . It is our privilege to determine our own exaltation or degradation; it is our privilege to determine our own happiness or misery in the world to come."

(John Taylor, in Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor [2001], 141)

"How do we know which direction we are headed? When the Savior walked the earth He was asked to name the greatest commandment. Without hesitation He said: 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind ( Read more... )