I Believe That Every Human Soul Is

Sometimes We Need A Personal Crisis To Reinforce In Our Minds What We Really Value And Cherish. The Scriptures Are Filled With Examples Of People Facing Crises Before Learning How To Better Serve God And Others. Perhaps If You, Too, Search Your Hearts And Courageously Assess The Priorities In Your Life, You May Discover, As I Did, That You Need A Better Balance Among Your Priorities.

As Disciples Of Christ, We Need To Feel Genuine Charity For One Another. As We Do, New Light Will Come Into Our Own Lives. This Charity Is Essential In Missionary Work, But We Must Never Allow Ourselves To Treat Our Neighbors Only As Potential Converts. We Have Had The Sad Experience Of Seeing Members Of The Church Who Attempted To Convert Their Neighbors And Friends And, When They Did Not Respond, Withdrew Their Friendship And Neighborliness. We Must Not Be So Anxious To Share The Gospel That We Become Insensitive To The Feelings Of Others.

It Is Important To Be Still And Listen And Follow The Spirit.

I Believe The Entertainment Industry Cannot Portray On Film People Gunned Down In Cold Blood, In Living Color, And Not Have It Affect The Attitudes And Thoughts Of Some Of The People Who See It... I Believe That The Desensitizing Effect Of Such Media Abuses On The Hearts And Souls Of Those Who Are Exposed To Them Results In A Partial Fulfillment Of The Savior's Statement That 'because Iniquity Shall Abound, The Love Of Many Shall Wax Cold'.

Attitude Is An Important Part Of The Foundation Upon Which We Build A Productive Life. A Good Attitude Produces Good Results, A Fair Attitude Poor Results, A Poor Attitude Poor Results. We Each Shape Our Own Life, And The Shape Of It Is Determined Largely By Our Attitude.