The Sabbath is a Holy Day

 “The Sabbath is . . . a day for consistent attendance at meetings for the worship of the Lord, drinking at the fountain of knowledge and instruction, enjoying the family, and finding uplift in music and song.

“The Sabbath is a holy day in which to do worthy and holy things . . . To observe it, one will be on his knees in prayer, preparing lessons, studying the gospel, meditating, visiting the ill and distressed, writing letters to missionaries taking a nap, reading wholesome material, and attending all the meetings.”

Spencer W. Kimball 

Avoid Profanity

 “Avoid profanity. It is all around you in school. Young people seem to pride themselves on using filthy and obscene language as well as indulging in profanity, taking the name of our Lord in vain. It becomes a vicious habit which, if indulged in while you are young, will find expression throughout your life.”

Gordon B. Hinckley

Promises Through Blessings

“The Lord sets His standards so that He can bless us. Think about those blessings: He promises those who meet the standards the help of the Holy Ghost. He promises personal peace. He promises the chance to receive holy ordinances in His house. And He promises those who endure in living His standards that they will have eternal life. They will live in families in the presence of our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son.”

Henry B. Eyring 

Charity

“In his eloquent teachings on charity, Mormon tells us how we can regain the Light of Christ after He defines charity as “the pure love of Christ” and then exhorts us to “pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.” (Moroni 7:47-48).”

Elder Spencer J. Condie, “Living By the Light of Christ,” Ensign, Dec 2008, 58.

Pay the Costs

 “The greatest happiness in God’s generous plan is finally reserved for those who are willing to stretch and to pay the costs of journeying to His regal realm. Brothers and sisters, “come, let us anew [this] journey pursue.” 

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Standing for Truth

“We need individuals who have the spiritual righteous influence that will motivate others to enduring good. We need politicians of integrity, business-people who are honest and morally clean, attorneys who defend justice and the legal system, and government officials who preserve principle because it is right. Above all, we need mothers and fathers who will preserve the sanctity and safety of the home and the integrity of the family, where faith in God and obedience to His commandments are taught as the foundation of a productive life.”

“Elder Richard G. Scott, “Living Right,” Ensign, Jan 2007, 14. 

Now if the Time for Personal Conversion

“Now is the time for each of us to work toward our personal conversion, toward becoming what our Heavenly Father desires us to become. As we do so, we should remember that our family relationships . . . are the setting in which the most important part of that development can occur. The conversion we must achieve requires us to be a good husband and father or a good wife and mother. . . . Exaltation is an eternal family experience, and it is our mortal family experiences that are best suited to prepare us for it.”

Dallin H Oaks, “The Challenge to Become,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 33. 

Individual Stumbling Blocks

 “How could we be entrusted with His “all” until our wills are much more like His? …let us inquire about our individual stumbling blocks, “Lord, is it this?”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Very Essence of the Atonement

 “…President [Gordon B.] Hinckley …stressed our being a covenant people, emphasizing the covenants of the sacrament, tithing, and the temple, citing sacrifice as the “very essence of the Atonement.” 

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Ultimate Submission

 “In striving for ultimate submission, our wills constitute all we really have to give God anyway. The usual gifts and their derivatives we give to Him could be stamped justifiable “Return to Sender,” with a capital S. Even when God receives this one gift in return, the fully faithful will receive “all that [He] hath” (D&C 84:38). What an exchange rate!”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Those We Admire

 “As you and I develop additional love, patience, and meekness, the more we have to give God and humanity. Moreover, no one else is placed exactly as we are in our opportune human orbits.

“Granted, the stepping-stones take us into new territory which we may be very reluctant to explore. Hence, the successful users of the stepping-stones are powerful motivators for the rest of us. We usually pay more attention to those we quietly admire.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Be Meek to Learn God's Ways

 “Since knees bend often bend long before minds, holding back this “part” deprives God’s work of some of mankind’s very best intellects. Far better to be meek like Moses, who learned things he “never had supposed” (Moses 1:10). Yet, sadly, brothers and sisters, in the subtle interplay of agency and identity, there is so much hesitation. The surrender of the mind is actually a victory, because it then introduces us to God’s stretching and “higher” ways! (Isaiah 55:9).”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Pleasing Those Higher than Us

“We can also be deflected if we are too anxious to please those who are ascendant in our professional and avocational niches. Pleasing “other gods” instead of the real God still violates the first commandment (Exodus 20:3)

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance,” General Conference in April 2002.

Live then Teach

In 2007 at a commencement ceremony for BYU-Hawaii graduates, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, “If you live the principles of the gospel [rather than] just study them, that special combination of knowledge will allow you to feel comfortable and prepared to teach what you know to be true—in any setting.”

Feelings of Charity

“The Lord is keeping His promise to you as you keep yours. As you serve others for Him, He lets you feel His love. And in time, feelings of charity become part of your very nature. And you will receive the assurance of Mormon in your heart as you persist in serving others in life that all will be well with you.”

President Henry B. Eyring, “A Witness,” Ensign, Nov. 2011, 68.