Families Need Unstructured Time

"We live in a world that is filled with options. If we are not careful, we will find every minute jammed with social events, classes, exercise time, book clubs, scrapbooking, Church callings, music, sports, the Internet, and our favorite TV shows. One mother told me of a time that her children had 29 scheduled commitments every week: music lessons, scouts, dance, Little League, day camps, soccer, art, and so forth. She felt like a taxi driver. Finally, she called a family meeting and announced, 'Something has to go; we have no time to ourselves and no time for each other.' Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together."

- M. Russell Ballard, "Daughters of God," Ensign, May 2008, 109-110

Personal Inspiration

"No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less in what it soon will become, without personal inspiration."

- Elder Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Nov. 1991

The Holy Ghost

"Nothing in this life is of greater worth than the supernal gift of the Holy Ghost. It is the source of joy, peace, knowledge, strength, love, and every other good thing. [Coupled] with the Atonement, it is the power by which we may be changed and made strong where we are weak. [Coupled] with the priesthood, it is the power by which marriages and families are sealed together eternally. [The Holy Ghost] is the power by which the Lord makes Himself manifest unto those who believe in Him. Every good thing depends on getting and keeping the power of the Holy Ghost in our lives. Everything depends on that."

- Lawrence E. Corbridge, "The Way," Ensign, Nov 2008, 34–36

Elder Oaks Bares Testimony

"I know that we have a Heavenly Father, whose plan brings us to earth and provides the conditions and destiny of our eternal journey. I know that we have a Savior, Jesus Christ, whose teachings define the plan and whose Atonement gives the assurance of immortality and the opportunity for eternal life. I know that the Father and the Son appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith to restore the fulness of the gospel in these latter days. And I know that we are led today by a prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, who holds the keys to authorize priesthood holders to perform the ordinances prescribed for our progress toward eternal life."

- Dallin H. Oaks, "Testimony," Ensign, May 2008, 26–29