L. Tom Perry Quotes
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We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are important to keep but acknowledge all of God’s commandments. We must stand firm and steadfast, having perfect confidence in the Lord’s consistency and perfect trust in His promises.
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A family needs a father to anchor it.
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The most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers.
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Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them.
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Surely there could not be any doctrine more strongly expressed in the scriptures than the Lord’s unchanging commandments and their connection to our happiness and well-being as individuals, as families, and as a society.
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In a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities.
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Today's complexities demand greater simplicity.
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We can't predict all the struggles and storms in life, not even the ones just around the next corner, but as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond a shadow of any doubt that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the best is yet to come.
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What the restored gospel brings to the discussion on marriage and family is so large and so relevant that it cannot be overstated: we make the subject eternal!
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Mothers of today have no greater opportunity and no more serious challenge than to do all they can to strengthen the home.
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Homes should be an anchor, a safe harbor, a place of refuge, a place where families dwell together, a place where children are loved. In the home, parents should teach their children the great lessons of life. Home should be the center of one’s earthly experience, where love and mutual respect are appropriately blended.
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Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and the restorer of all things important to building the kingdom of God and preparing for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Be certain that you easily clear the minimum standards for service as a missionary and that you are continually raising the bar.
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Let me close by bearing witness (and my nine decades on this earth fully qualify me to say this) that the older I get, the more I realize that family is the center of life and is the key to eternal happiness.
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Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project.
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Parents have the glorious opportunity of being the most powerful influence, above and beyond any other, on the new lives that bless their homes.
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When we have the Spirit to direct us, we are capable of teaching with great power.
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Today, I would like you to pause, ponder, and think of the value of an immortal soul, especially the ones entrusted to you as parents. Where are your priorities? Have you committed yourself to give the sufficient time necessary to train your children?
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Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father.
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Increasingly, the balance between living in the world and not being of the world is becoming more delicate. Publications, radio, television, and the Internet have surrounded us with worldliness. . . . We are fortunate to have been blessed with a special power to direct us in making important decisions between right and wrong.
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One of the better ways to simplify our lives is to follow the counsel we have so often received to live within our income, stay out of debt, and save for a rainy day. We should practice and increase our habits of thrift, industry, economy, and frugality. Members of a well-managed family do not pay interest; they earn it.
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We declare to the world that the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. . . . We invite all to listen to the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ from us. Then you can compare the glorious message with what you may hear from others, and you can determine which is from God and which is from man.
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Who can put a pricetag on the influence of a mother?
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We must never let the noise of the world overpower and overwhelm that still small voice.