Lessons are learned in a home—the place that can become a piece of heaven here on earth.

The most valuable power we can possess is the treasure of a personal testimony of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our salvation depends on believing in and accepting the Atonement. Such acceptance requires a continual effort to understand it more fully.

The full benefit of forgiveness of sin through the Savior’s Atonement begins with repentance and baptism and then expands upon receiving the Holy Ghost.

The priesthood of God has become the eminent power for good in the world. … This great power … has been entrusted to us; we must not weaken it by failing in our responsibilities.

Those called, sustained, and set apart are entitled to our sustaining support.

Tomorrow’s blessings and opportunities depend on the choices we make today.

To those brokenhearted parents who have been righteous, diligent, and prayerful in the teaching of their disobedient children, we say to you, the Good Shepherd is watching over them.

Please help us push back the world. We must stand against the wind. Sometimes we must be unpopular and simply say, “This is not right.”

We should keep our lives in order so that when we receive a … message telling us what the Lord wants us to do we will be able to respond.

One of the greatest blessings of life and eternity is to be counted as one of the devoted disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Each of us needs to train ourselves to be bold, disciplined, and loyal men of the priesthood who are prepared with the proper weapons to fight against evil and to win.

Maintaining our spiritual strength is … a daily challenge. The greatest source of that spiritual strength comes … from our temples.

As I look back over my life, I recognize one source of singular strength and blessing. It is my testimony and knowledge that Jesus is the Christ.

If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.

Our greatest hope comes from the knowledge that the Savior broke the bands of death. … He atoned for our sins if we repent.

You will become great women if you are united in the angelic cause of doing good and if you hunger and thirst after righteousness.

While we are not all equal in experience, aptitude, and strength, … we will all be accountable for the use of the gifts and opportunities given to us.

Your influence for good is incalculable and indescribable.

Your future may not hold fame or fortune, but it can be something far more lasting and fulfilling. Remember that what we do in life echoes in eternity.

The key of the knowledge of God, administered by those who keep the oath and covenant of the Melchizedek Priesthood, will enable us to come off as the sons of God.

Each of us has problems that we cannot solve and weaknesses that we cannot conquer without reaching out through prayer to a higher source of strength.

A sacred light comes to our eyes and countenances when we have a personal bond with our loving Heavenly Father and His Son.

Sustaining faith can be the ultimate comfort in life. All of us must find our own testimonies.

I hope each one of you becomes a man of God. You will become a man of God through righteous works.

Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated.

We particularly want you young men to have a strong testimony, with solid roots, because only then will it be an unerring compass for you.

Tithing is a principle that is fundamental to the personal happiness and well-being of the Church members worldwide, both rich and poor.

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.”

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

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.

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

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.

We believe The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a restoration of the original Church established by Jesus Christ.

While holding the priesthood brings great blessings, the priesthood also carries with it great obligations.

I am grateful this magnificent building has been strengthened and renewed so it can continue to be used to instruct and edify the children of God.

Ordinances and covenants … are the vehicles the Lord has provided to conduct us into eternal life.

Never before in the history of the world has the need for faith in God been greater.

May we all be faithful in doing the day-to-day, ordinary things that prove our worthiness, for they will lead us to and qualify us for great things.

We need to increase our spiritual nutrients—nutrients that come from the knowledge of the fulness of the gospel and the powers of the holy priesthood.

I encourage our Saints all over the world, wherever possible, to strive to stand more often in holy places.

Honor four sacred principles in your lives: reverence for Deity; respecting and honoring family relationships; reverence for and obedience to the ordinances and covenants of the holy priesthood; respect for yourself as a son of God.

The marvels of modern science and technology will not exalt us. Indeed, the great challenge we face as we prepare for the future is to be more spiritually enlightened.

I encourage you to strengthen the virtues you have already acquired and resolve to develop many others.

We hope you are men who are “true at all times in whatsoever thing [you are] entrusted.” [Alma 53:20] … I plead for greater consistency between our beliefs and actions.

We are to focus on the inward things of the heart, which we know and value intuitively but often neglect for that which is trivial, superficial, or prideful.

The commitment and dedication of the sisters of this Church have been since the beginning a marvelous, strengthening ingredient.

Taking up one’s cross and following the Savior means overcoming selfishness; it is a commitment to serve others.

To find happiness and joy, no matter what comes, we must make our stand unequivocally with the Lord.

I promise you dear young sisters that if you live the standards of personal worthiness contained in the Young Women program, great will be your happiness and endless will be your joy.

Your role as sisters is special and unique in the Lord’s work. You are the nurturers and the caregivers.

I see the light shining in your faces. That light comes from the Lord, and as you radiate that light, it will bless you and many others.

As the world moves deeper and deeper into sin, this wonderful Church stands like a giant granite boulder.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is centered on the love of the Father and the Savior for us and our love for Them and for one another.

Elder Gordon B. Hinckley of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks in behalf of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, to read this proclamation to the world.

It’s never too early and it’s never too late to lead, guide, and walk beside our children, because families are forever.

Perhaps the reason we respond so universally to our mothers’ love is because it typifies the love of our Savior.

We have a loving Father in Heaven, who is waiting for us to turn to Him to bless our lives and the lives of those around us.

We have promised our Father in Heaven that we will serve Him and others with love and do His will in all things.

The One who was bruised and broken for us will allow mortality to do its work in us, but He doesn’t ask us to face those challenges alone.

If you are humble and obedient and hearken to the voice of the Spirit, you will find great happiness in your service as a missionary.

Elder Funk testifies of the blessings that come to those who choose to come into the fold of God by obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ.