Change Human Nature

“The purpose of the gospel is . . . so make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature.”

See Franklin D. Richards, in Conference Report, Oct. 1965, 136-37; see also David O. McKay, in Conference Report, Apr. 1954, 26. 

In the Strength of the Lord

“With faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and obedience to his gospel, a step at a time improving as we go, pleading for strength, improving our attributes and our ambitions, we will find ourselves successfully in the fold of the Good Shepherd. That will require discipline and training and exertion and strength. But as the Apostle Paul said, ‘I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.’ (Philippians 4:13).”

President Howard W. Hunter (1907-95), “Developing Spirituality,” Ensign, May 1979, 26.

Where Can I Find Hope?

“Every one of us has times when we need to know things will get better. . . . My declaration is that this is precisely what the gospel of Jesus Christ offers us, especially in times of need. There is help. There is happiness. . . . Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. . . . It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come. . . . Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.”

Jeffery R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve, “An High Priest of Good Things to Come,” Ensign, Nov. 1999, 36, 38. 

The Surest and Sweetest Remedy

“I wish to speak particularly to you who feel your lives are broken, seemingly beyond repair.

“To all such I offer the surest and sweetest remedy that I know. It is found in the clarion call the Savior of the world Himself gave . . . :

“ ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ [Matthew 11:28.]”

Jeffrey R. Holland, "Broken Things to Mend," April 2006 Conference. 

Whether or Not Anyone is Looking

 “Would you watch pornography in front of your mother, your date, your spouse, or your bishop? If it is wrong in the presence of others, it is just as wrong in their absence. The man of integrity who is true to self and to God will choose the right whether or not anyone is looking because he is self-driven, not externally controlled.”

Tad R. Callister, “Integrity: Foundation of A Christlike Life,” Ensign, Feb 2013, 55. 

You Forgot To Look Up

Elder Marion D. Hanks (1921-2011) of the Seventy told of the man and his small son who “stopped at an isolated cornfield on a remote country road” and eyed the delicious corn beyond the fence. The father, after looking in front of him, behind him, to the left of him, and to the right of him, “started to climb the fence” to take some ears of corn. His son looked at him and said reproachfully, “Dad, you forgot to look up.”

Marion D. Hanks, in Conference Report, Oct. 1968, 116. 

Integrity Does Not Yield

 “A man or woman of integrity does not yield or succumb merely because it is hard or expensive or inconvenient.”

Tad R. Callister, “Integrity: Foundation of A Christlike Life,” Ensign, Feb 2013, 55.