I know of nothing that will qualify us for the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost as much as virtue

I know of nothing that will qualify us for the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost as much as virtue....When we are involved in watching, reading, or experiencing anything that is below our Heavenly Father’s standards, it weakens us. Regardless of our age, if what we look at, read, listen to, or choose to do does not meet the Lord’s standards in For the Strength of Youth, turn it off, rip it up, throw it out, and slam the door.

Worthy of Our Promised Blessings, Linda S. Reeves, October 2015 General Conference

Desecrating our Body is Desecrating our Divine Nature

Our divine nature has nothing to do with our personal accomplishments, the status we achieve, the number of marathons we run, or our popularity and self-esteem. Our divine nature comes from God. It was established in an existence that preceded our birth and will continue on into eternity.


Discovering the Divinity Within, Rosemary M. Wixom, October 2015 General Conference

There are two important days in a woman’s life: The day she is born and the day she finds out why.

Elaine Cannon, a former Young Women general president, said, “There are two important days in a woman’s life: The day she is born and the day she finds out why.”4


Why I like this: My 2nd day was when I gained a testimony for myself of the Truth of the Book of Mormon, The Mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Discovering the Divinity Within, Rosemary M. Wixom, October 2015 General Conference

Pondering the scriptures regularly—rather than reading them occasionally—can substitute a superficial understanding for a sublime, life-changing enhancement of our faith.

Pondering the scriptures regularly—rather than reading them occasionally—can substitute a superficial understanding for a sublime, life-changing enhancement of our faith.

Quentin L. Cook, Foundations of Faith, April 2017 General Conference

It is in the Day to Day that We Build Strong Faith

We tend to emphasize moments of sublime spiritual understanding. These are precious instances when we know the Holy Ghost has witnessed special spiritual insights to our hearts and minds. We rejoice in these events; they should not be diminished in any way. But for enduring faith and to have the constant companionship of the Spirit, there is no substitute for the individual religious observance that is comparable to physical and mental development. We should build on these experiences, which sometimes resemble initial baby steps. We do this by consecrated commitment to sacred sacrament meetings, scripture study, prayer, and serving as called. In one recent obituary tribute for the father of 13 children, it was reported his “loyalty to daily prayer and scripture study profoundly influenced his children, giving them an immovable foundation of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.”2

Quentin L. Cook, Foundations of Faith, April 2017 General Conference

Stay close to the Spirit, and the Spirit will stay close to you.

As you heed promptings from the Holy Ghost—impressions most often quiet and still—you may be removed, without ever knowing, from spiritual and temporal danger....For those of you who are preparing to be baptized and confirmed, those who recently have been, or even those who were a long time ago, it is vital to our physical and spiritual safety that we keep the gift of the Holy Ghost. We begin to do so by striving to keep the commandments, having individual and family prayer, reading the scriptures, and seeking loving and forgiving relationships with family and loved ones. We should keep our thoughts, actions, and language virtuous. We should worship our Heavenly Father in our homes, at church, and, whenever possible, in the holy temple. Stay close to the Spirit, and the Spirit will stay close to you.

How Does the Holy Ghost Help You?, Gary E. Stevenson, April 2017 General Conference

Happiness is the Object and Design of our Existence

The Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith [1976], 255–56).

October 2000, General Conference, James E. Faust, Our Search for Happiness