Dallin H. Oaks discusses the parable of the sower and warns of attitudes that prevent the word of God from growing in our hearts and bearing “fruit.”

Our Heavenly Father’s great plan of happiness tells you who you are and the purpose of your life.

I do want to encourage leaders to carefully consider the home lest they issue calls or schedule activities which place an unnecessary burden on parents and families.

When all is said and done, the home is the ideal forum for teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The lessons of the past … prepare us to face the challenges of the future.

Are you taking full advantage of the redeeming power of repentance in your life so that you can have greater peace and joy?

Exemplify in your lives four tested, specific virtues: an attitude of gratitude, a longing for learning, a devotion to discipline, and a willingness to work.

The restored gospel of Jesus Christ is a pattern for all. … It is the good news—the timeless doctrine and atoning powers of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The peace we all seek requires us to act—by learning of Jesus Christ, by listening to His words, and by walking with Him.

Elder Sitati teaches how we can develop attributes that help us become better disciples of Christ. Learning about Christ and His ways leads us to know and to love Him.

When love of Christ envelops our lives, we approach disagreements with meekness, patience, and kindness.

For many, relief and happiness can come by understanding the relationship between peace of conscience and peace of mind.

His words in holy writ are sufficient: “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Peace—real peace, whole-souled to the very core of your being—comes only in and through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

You have your agency to choose contention or reconciliation. I urge you to choose to be a peacemaker, now and always.

Let us join in this great balanced effort for conversion, retention, and activation … to turn those grains of sand into pearls in our Father’s kingdom.

Because the Restoration reaffirmed the foundational truth that God does work in this world, we can hope, we should hope, even when facing the most insurmountable odds.

If you will respond to the invitation to share your beliefs and feelings about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, a spirit of love and a spirit of courage will be your constant companion.

Let us set aside our fears and live instead with joy, humility, hope, and a bold confidence that the Lord is with us.

I testify of the great gift which is our Father’s plan for us. It is the one perfect path to peace and happiness.

How grateful I am, in these perilous times, for the protection and guidance given to us by the sacred assurance that Jesus Christ lives today.

Where there is widespread poverty among our people, we must do all we can to help them to lift themselves, to establish their lives upon a foundation of self-reliance that can come of training. Education is the key to opportunity.

Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don’t give up even when others say, “It can’t be done.”

Elder Andersen teaches that God’s spirit children come to earth on their own personal journeys and that we should welcome them, safeguard them, and love them.

It has never been more important to seek personal peace.

Even with the trials of life, because of the Savior’s Atonement and His grace, righteous living will be rewarded with personal peace.

Those who enter the temple are also to bear the attribute of holiness. … We can acquire holiness only by enduring and persistent personal effort.

When ordained to an office in the priesthood, you are granted authority. But power comes from exercising that authority in righteousness.

One who uses the God-given body of another without divine sanction abuses the very soul of that individual, abuses the central purpose and processes of life.

If we diligently keep the commandments and ask in faith, answers will come in the Lord’s own way and in His time.

Personal revelation is the way we know for ourselves the most important truths of our existence.

Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, each of us can become clean and the burden of our rebellion will be lifted.

Our behavior in public must be above reproach. Our behavior in private is even more important. It must clear the standard set by the Lord.

Begin to unlock the knowledge of who you really are by learning more about your forebears.

By strengthening each other spiritually, building faith and fellowship, we wear the shoes of pioneers.

We belong to the greatest cause on earth. We are the pioneers of the future. Let us go forth like the armies of Helaman and build the kingdom of God.

May the joy of our fidelity to the highest and best within us be ours as we keep our love and our marriages, our society and our souls, as pure as they were meant to be.

The family proclamation is the Lord’s reemphasis of the gospel truths we need to sustain us through current challenges to the family.

We are not left alone to wander through mortality without knowing of the master plan which the Lord has designed for His children.

What a great and wonderful plan is the plan of salvation, which … teaches true principles to allow completion of our journey through life.

The pleasing word of God shows us the need for continuous repentance in our lives so we can keep the influence of the Holy Ghost.

By utilizing the Atonement, we access the gifts of the Holy Ghost, which “filleth with hope and perfect love” (Moro. 8:26).

The gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ provides us at all times and at all places with the blessings of repentance and forgiveness.

As we look to Jesus as our Exemplar and as we follow in His footsteps, we can return safely to our Heavenly Father.

Elder Becerra teaches the importance of caring for one another and recognizing that we are all needed in the kingdom of God.

Let us all improve our personal behavior and redouble our efforts to protect our loved ones and our environment from the onslaught of pornography.

A man may open the drapes so the warm sunlight comes into the room, but the man does not own the sun or the light or the warmth it brings.

Our firm personal testimony will motivate us to change ourselves and then bless the world.

Your personal security and happiness depend upon the strength of your testimony, for it will guide your actions in times of trial or uncertainty.

In times of distress, let your covenants be paramount and let your obedience be exact.

We can be delivered from the ways of evil and wickedness by turning to the teachings of the holy scriptures.

Each temple is God’s holy, sacred house, and therein each of us may learn and know the powers of godliness.

The power of godliness is manifested to all people who … make sacred covenants with our Heavenly Father.

Filled with His love, we can endure pain, quell fear, forgive freely, avoid contention, renew strength, and bless and help others.

The source of our strength is faith in Jesus Christ as we intentionally seek to come unto Him each and every day.

For us to prosper in these times, spiritual light must burn within us.

Patience may well be thought of as a gateway virtue, contributing to the growth and strength of its fellow virtues of forgiveness, tolerance, and faith.

I encourage you to find out how this extraordinary resource can help in your missionary efforts.

Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high.

Self-mastery … is the ultimate test of our character.

President Nelson shares five ways we can create spiritual momentum: make and keep covenants, repent, learn about God, seek miracles, and end conflict.

By raising your hand to sustain, you make a promise with God, whose servants these are, that you will sustain them.

We can teach even a child to understand the doctrine of Jesus Christ. It is therefore possible, with God’s help, to teach the saving doctrine simply.

You and the Aaronic Priesthood office you hold are essential to Heavenly Father’s work with His children and the preparation of this earth for the Second Coming.

I implore each of us to prayerfully study and ponder the Book of Mormon each day.

The Book of Mormon provides spiritual nutrition, prescribes a plan of action, and connects us with the Holy Spirit.

Caring for others is the very essence of priesthood responsibility. It is the power to bless, to heal, and to administer the saving ordinances of the gospel.

The priesthood does not have the strength that it should have and will not have until the power of the priesthood is firmly fixed in the families.

The priesthood in the boy is just as powerful as the priesthood in the man when exercised in righteousness.

This address, prepared for delivery at the Friday, 4 April 1986, Priesthood Leadership Meeting, was delivered in part by President Benson. The complete text is printed here at his request.

How do we find peace, remember who we are, and overcome the three Ds of the adversary?

I invite each of us to evaluate how much we love the Savior, using as a measure how joyfully we keep our covenants.

Priesthood holders young and old need both authority and power—the necessary permission and the spiritual capacity to represent God in the work of salvation.

The magnifying of the holy priesthood you hold is vital to the work of the Lord in your families and in your Church callings.

How abundantly blessed we are to know all that we know because we have Joseph Smith, the prophet of this last dispensation of time.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

When we use these sacred words, “in the name of Jesus Christ,” … we are on holy ground.

With … faith, we will be able to pray for what we want and appreciate whatever we get. Only with that faith will we pray with the diligence God requires.

Experiences of prompting and prayer are not uncommon in the Church. They are part of the revelation our Heavenly Father has provided for us.

As parents we can hold life together … with love and faith, passed on to the next generation, one child at a time.

Heavenly Father will hear our humble prayer and will give us the comfort and guidance we seek.

As we pray in faith, we become a vital part in the Lord’s work as He prepares the world for His Second Coming.

Missionaries and members must … become one in our efforts to proclaim the gospel.

President Nelson teaches that we must stand in holy places and share the gospel with the world.

This article shows that Nephi once taught of the unfortunate condition of mankind when they cease to trust in God and to rely on “the precepts of men and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost” (2 Nephi 28:26). One of the evil doctrines of our education system is sex education in our schools. The “new morality” fails to make the distinction between right and wrong. Personal agency is in jeopardy.

Life can be filled with faith, joy, happiness, hope, and love when we exercise the smallest amount of real faith in Christ.

Let us consider our callings, let us reflect on our responsibilities, and let us follow Jesus Christ.

We need to make … spiritual preparation for the events prophesied at the time of the Second Coming.

Don’t worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what, with the Lord’s help, you can become.

[The Lord’s] hand has been over the work of the Restoration from before the foundation of this world and will continue until His Second Coming.

In priesthood preparation, “show me” counts more than “tell me.”

Howard W. Hunter - If we are to teach one another, if we are to seek wisdom and learning by study and by faith, we must organize and prepare every needful thing.

Even though they are vested with different missions and authority, the Aaronic Priesthood and the Melchizedek Priesthood are inseparable partners in the work of salvation.

Pursuing divinely appointed responsibilities in righteousness, unity, and equality will prepare us to meet God.

May we prepare to worthily receive saving ordinances drop by drop and keep the associated covenants wholeheartedly.

Blessings will come as we strive to fulfill our individual responsibility to learn and love the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

How important it is for fathers and sons to work together on the basics in preparing for a mission.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is uniquely empowered and commissioned to accomplish the necessary preparations for the Lord’s Second Coming.

Elder Christoffel Golden teaches that we are getting closer to the Second Coming, a mournful day for the wicked but a day of peace for the righteous.

Our greatest challenge is to prepare our families for the temple. Parents have the primary responsibility, but grandparents, aunts and uncles, even brothers and sisters all may teach the family.

Your mission will be a sacred opportunity to bring others to Christ and help prepare for the Second Coming of the Savior.

Robert D. Hales explains why religious freedom is necessary for us to exercise agency and fulfill Heavenly Father’s plan.

To endure to the end, we need to be eager to please God and worship Him with fervor.

One of our most sacred responsibilities is to help our children come to know deeply and specifically that Jesus is the Christ.

You can press forward with vision. The Holy Ghost will help you remain steadfast, and your testimony of the Savior will help you proceed with a perfect brightness of hope.

There is one thing the Lord expects of us no matter our difficulties and sorrows: He expects us to press on.

Elder Dube encourages us to focus on our goal of eternal life with God, no matter what challenges this life brings.

Are we willing to pray, fast, study, seek, worship, and serve as men of God so we can have priesthood power?

When you choose whether to make or keep a covenant with God, you choose whether you will leave an inheritance of hope to those who might follow your example.

Pride is a switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on.

Henry B. Eyring teaches priesthood holders that as they humbly pray and seek the Spirit, God will help them know what to say and do.

There is a way for each ward through councils to reach out to … families [who do not have a priesthood holder] and to open the roads to the temple for them.

For Heavenly Father’s purposes to be accomplished, Christ’s atoning power needs to be made available to God’s children. The priesthood delivers these opportunities.

There are many similarities and some differences in the way priesthood authority functions in the family and in the Church.

You can be a great model, an average one, or a bad model. You may think it doesn’t matter to you, but it does to the Lord.

The priesthood you bear is a special gift, for the giver is the Lord Himself. Use it, magnify it, and live worthy of it.

While the power of the priesthood is unlimited, our individual power in the priesthood is limited by our degree of righteousness or purity.

May we be worthy recipients of the divine power of the priesthood we bear. May it bless our lives and may we use it to bless the lives of others.

Resolve now to do all within your power to make of your priesthood quorum one worthy of the name and one faithful to its mission.

The strength of a quorum comes in large measure from how completely its members are united in righteousness.

As priesthood holders, we can be a powerful influence in the lives of others.

It is expected that worthy holders of the Melchizedek Priesthood will use the power delegated to them to bless others, starting with their own families.

It is our responsibility to conduct our lives so that we are ever worthy of the priesthood we bear.

Thomas S. Monson teaches priesthood holders to appreciate the gift of the priesthood, to live worthy of using its power, and to follow the Savior.