By providing loans for vocational, technical, and professional training at a low interest rate, the program gives ambitious participants between the ages of 18 and 30 a chance to learn employment skills as well as self-reliance and independence without accruing a lot of debt.

Give a gift bag. No, not the paper kind you put gifts in, but an actual bag. For starters, you could use backpacks, fanny packs, canvas bags, or a leather pouch. Then fill it with gifts for some fun exploring. That’s what my parents did for us children, and now they do it for their grandchildren too.

As her voice echoed from the church's high ceilings, tears began to flow as parishioners comprehended the hymn’s comforting message.

Our children will increase in favour with God and man if we teach them to be obedient and to walk uprightly before the Lord.

Loving our children involves spending time with them, showing affection, praising what they do well, teaching new skills, reading to them, conversing often, and assuring them they are loved during moments of correction.

I knew that if I raised my children in the gospel, they would have answers to their questions.

When, in a day's time, I was confronted with a crayon decorated purple bathtub, a pound of margarine smeared on the carpet, a quart bottle full of pears broken on the kitchen floor, and a tearful little boy whose pet grasshopper had escaped, I felt overwhelmed and frustrated.

Samuel's faithful devotion to the gospel, his loyalty to family, and his physical strength made him an invaluable support to the early Church. This year marks the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Lessons learned from stories in the Book of Mormon are sometimes clearly stated after the words 'and thus we see.'

When we make and keep covenants, we are coming out of the world and into the kingdom of God. Our appearance should reflect that.

I wanted so much to know what God was really like and to find His church.

We learn that praying, tasting the fruit of God’s love, seeking to unite our family in gospel living, and holding to the word of God are important priorities in living the gospel and cultivating righteousness.

By viewing our dating experiences— good and bad—through an optimistic lens and by maintaining hope in the Savior, we can find happiness regardless of our situation.

As the other roommate and I listened, we wanted to comfort her, yet we were unsure how to do so. She was beautiful, kind, and intelligent, and she was a joy to be around. It seemed unreasonable for her to feel the way she did, yet we understood. After all, both of us had felt rejected at one time or another.

Finding satisfaction, meaning, and happiness in life may require singles to first confront their sense of loss and then learn to live more peacefully with 'what is,' neither ignoring nor overemphasizing the future. They may then begin to reshape their idea of a successful life, develop a flexible support network of family and friends, and learn new life skills. Accepting rather than resisting current singleness allows a focus on what one can learn—not just what one might lose— by being single.

'Sometimes I go to the scriptures for doctrine. Sometimes I go to the scriptures for instruction. I go with a question, and the question usually is 'What would God have me do?' or 'What would He have me feel?' Invariably I find new ideas, thoughts I have never had before, and I receive inspiration and instruction and answers to my questions.'

My institute teacher suggested a simple solution to this problem: sit still. He challenged us to listen attentively until we hear the word amen. Even though we are often anxious to get to another class, chat with friends, or even go home to eat, he urged students not to begin packing up books and papers until the class or meeting is over.

After graduating from Franklin High School in Somerset, Elder Christofferson attended Brigham Young University for a year and then left in September 1964 to serve in the Argentina North Mission, an event he considers seminal. His love for the people and cultures of Latin America has remained a significant part of his life.

Each Sister Is a Beloved Daughter of Heavenly Parents and Has a Divine Destiny.

May we so live. How fragile life, how certain death. We do not know when we will be required to leave this mortal existence. And so I ask, 'What are we doing with today?'