Elder Bednar taught us in the April 2019 General Conference how we should speak of the temple and its ordinances. The guidelines he provided can help us to be more comfortable explaining the importance of temples.

When we make mistakes, we distance ourselves from the Lord. But as we repent, we can draw nearer to Him than we were before.

How often do we behave like Pharaoh? Do we seem to change when things aren’t going our way, but then when things get better, do we return “as the dog to his vomit” to our sins and former beliefs?

Some BYU students had an interesting idea: What would people from various backgrounds and beliefs think if they read just one page of the Book of Mormon and marked each reference to deity? Does each page testify of Christ?

Like cleaning our messy homes, when we fall behind in repentance, we have to start somewhere. We can take the overwhelming task and break it into pieces. We can take one aspect of our lives at a time and improve it.

This hymn by President James E. Faust witnesses of the divinity and power of Christ. It witnesses of the Holy Ghost, and the testimony we can find when we prayerfully study the scriptures.

This Memorial Day, let's remember those who have gone before us. They are connected to us because the sealing keys of the Melchizedek priesthood have been restored to the earth.

We don’t have to compromise our convictions in order to have compassion and respect the beliefs of others. Loving someone doesn’t necessarily mean you have to agree with them. Disagreement doesn’t mean you cannot love and understand.

Life is not a competition. We only need to worry about one thing: doing our personal best. And it's never too late to be the way you wish you would've been.

When we focus on things that matter most and seek earnestly to follow the counsel of prophets and apostles, we will draw nearer to the Lord. As Paul explained, “we should serve [the law] in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”