The Church provided more than 12,000 cleaning kits and 18,000 hygiene kits to those in need in 14 separate locations in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas after storms pounded the area with heavy rain for two weeks.

To avoid roommate conflicts down the road, begin your experience together by deciding how you will coordinate various aspects of the household. I have found that most roommate conflicts are simply due to lack of communication.

Today my family and I don't share just lemonade and bread with our neighbors; we also share the true gospel of Jesus Christ.

As we look to the future and anticipate the ever more confused and turbulent world in which we will live, I believe it will be essential for all of us to increase our capacity to seek learning by faith.

What seems harmless, manageable, and acceptable can quickly burst out of control, leaving destruction and heartache in its wake.

Tears were welling up in my eyes by the time I reached President and Sister Komatsu. I was unable to repeat the two simple sentences, even using the wadded up slip of paper.

When we accept trials with humility, pleading to be comforted by the Lord through His Atonement, we have more confidence that we can overcome our current challenges and we are better prepared to face future challenges.

Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.

We show love to those with physical disabilities when we serve them as the Savior did.

Debt may not seem like a big deal to you right now, but the longer you spend more than you make, the bigger the problem it will be for you later.

Whether we are anticipating marriage or are well into it, today is the time for all of us to review and repent as necessary to improve our money-management skills and live within our means.

Laughter makes us approachable. It removes barriers. If you want to talk to your children about a serious matter, try a lighter approach.

I wanted to be married, but my unrealistic expectations led to a cycle of dating failures.

A couple of decades passed, and I had exhausted all available resources, including the immigration archives in San Francisco. Discouraged, I wondered if I would ever be able to fulfill my responsibility to my ancestors.

While the Salt Lake Tabernacle was closed to the public for two years, workers carried out an extensive renovation on the 140-year-old building. 'I love this building,' said President Gordon B. Hinckley at a press briefing on October 1, 2004. 'I don't want anything done here which will destroy the historical aspect of this rare gem of architecture. . . . I want the old original Tabernacle, its weak joints bound together and . . . strengthened and its natural and wonderful beauty preserved.'

Two facts make this event difficult to fathom. First, nothing that any of the emigrants purportedly did or said, even if all of it were true, came close to justifying their deaths. Second, the large majority of perpetrators led decent, nonviolent lives before and after the massacre.

Successful parents know that unity grows when they act as 'one' to teach, counsel, and encourage their children.

Become an Instrument in the Hands of God by Being of One Heart and One Mind.

Inspirational Thoughts. I know that God our Eternal Father lives and loves us; that Jesus is His Beloved Son, our Redeemer, our Savior, our Lord, our Friend; that Joseph Smith was and is a prophet; that this Church is true; that it is Their work restored to the earth for our blessing and our happiness.