(4/29/03)
"Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character-and our character will determine our eternal destiny." — Ezra Taft Benson, "Come unto Christ," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1983], p. 39

(4/30/03)
"I would offer these simple guidelines as the means to preserve our savor: If it is not clean, do not think it; if it is not true, do not speak it; if it is not good, do not do it (see Marcus Aurelius, 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius,' in The Harvard Classics, Charles W. Eliot, ed. [New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1909], p. 211)." — Carlos E. Asay, "In the Lord's Service: A Guide to Spiritual Development," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1990], p. 82

(5/01/03)
"I believe that to perish is to have the Spirit withdrawn, to bear the burden of darkness and despair." — Ardeth Greene Kapp, "Rejoice! His Promises Are Sure," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], p. 101-102

(5/02/03)
"President John Taylor, who knew more than most about trials and tribulations, had this to say about the Latter-day Saints: 'The only fear I have for the Latter-day Saints is that they will not live their religion. And I call upon you here to-day to lay aside your covetousness, your greed and your avarice, and act honorably and justly one with another as your brethren, humble yourselves before God and seek unto him for his guidance, and he will help you, he will bless and sustain you, and he will deliver you.' (Journal of Discourses, 21:6.)" — Alexander B. Morrison, "Visions of Zion," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1993], p. 20