“An essential virtue is humility. ... The principle of humility and prayer leads one to feel a need of divine guidance. Self-reliance is a virtue, but with it should go a consciousness of the need of superior help-a consciousness that as you walk firmly in the pathway of duty, there is a possibility of your making a misstep; and with that consciousness is a prayer, a pleading that God will inspire you to avoid that false step” NeedsFeelsShouldSelfHelpingPrayerWalksConsciousnessStepsPrinciplesVirtuePossibilityHumilityInspireDivineDutyEssentialsGods WillSuperiorsGuidanceSelf RelianceReliancePathwaysPleadingDivine Guidance Author:David O. McKay
“The aim of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures; to develop power of self-mastery that he may never be a slave to indulgence or other weaknesses, to develop [strong] manhood, beautiful womanhood that in every child and every youth may be found at least the promise of a friend, a companion, one who later may be fit for husband or wife, an exemplary father or a loving intelligent mother, one who can face life with courage, meet disaster with fortitude, and face death without fear.” WellsMayChildrenLongSelfBeautifulFacesMotherFoundFatherStrongWifeYouthFitPromiseHusbandWeaknessResourcesIntelligentAimSlaveEndureDisasterWell BeingCompanionMasteryWomanhoodManhoodFortitudeIndulgenceSelf MasteryBe A SlaveExemplaryAim Of Education Author:David O. McKay
“Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every surrender of self to something higher than self, every loyalty to an ideal, every fine courage of the soul – by doing good for good’s sake – that is spirituality. –” SoulSelfSpiritualityExpressionFineHigherIdealsSakeNobleLoyaltySurrenderImpulseDoing GoodUnselfishExpressions Of Love Author:David O. McKay
“The home is the first and most effective place to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self control, the value of education, honest work, and the purpose and privilege of life. Nothing can take the place of home in rearing and teaching children, and no other success can compensate for failure in the home.” FirstsChildrenSelfHomePurposeValuesVirtueTeachingHonestHonorLessonsPrivilegeLife LessonTruth Of LifeSelf ControlHomeschoolingTeaching ChildrenValue Of EducationHonest Work Author:David O. McKay
“The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration. Real life is response to the best within us. To be alive only to appetite, pleasure, pride, money-making, and not to goodness and kindness, purity and love, poetry, music, flowers, stars, God and eternal hopes, is to deprive one's self of the real joy of living.” RealSelfInspirationLife IsJoyPurposeReligionHumanityIndividualStarsReligiousPleasureEffortKindnessAliveFlowerPrideGoodnessEternalPerfectionAnd LoveResponseReal LifeMaking MoneyGuidancePurityPurpose Of LifeAppetiteLove PoetryGoodness And KindnessJoy Of LivingTrue PurposeReal JoyIndividual EffortPurity And Love Author:David O. McKay
“The development of our spiritual nature should concern us most. Spirituality is the highest acquisition of the soul, the divine in man; 'the supreme, crowning gift that makes him king of all created things.' It is the consciousness of victory over self and of communion with the infinite. It is spirituality alone which really gives one the best in life.” MenGivingShouldSoulSelfSpiritualSpiritualityConsciousnessDivineDevelopmentKingsVictoryHighestConcernInfiniteSupremeCommunionAcquisitionSpiritual Nature Author:David O. McKay
“Thoughts mold your features. Thoughts lift your soul heavenward or drag you toward hell. … As nothing reveals character like the company we like and keep, so nothing foretells futurity like the thoughts over which we brood. … To have the approval of your conscience when you are alone with your thoughts is like being in the company of true and loving friends. To merit your own self-respect gives strength to character. Conscience is the link that binds your soul to the spirit of God.” GivingSoulSelfCharacterSpiritCompanyHellConscienceYour SoulLiftsFeaturesMeritSelf RespectLinksApprovalDragMoldSpirit Of GodLoving Friends Author:David O. McKay
“A girl who sacrifices self-respect for social popularity debases true womanhood. A spotless character, founded upon the ability to say "no" in the presence of those who mock and jeer, wins the respect and love of men and women whose opinion is most worthwhile.” MenSelfCharacterGirlWinningSocialAbilityOpinionSacrificeMen And WomenAnd LoveSelf RespectWorthwhilePopularityWomanhoodMockLove And RespectTrue Womanhood Author:David O. McKay
“The character of a child is formed largely during the first twelve years of his life. He spends 16 times as many waking hours in the home as in the school, and 126 times as many hours in the home as in the church. Each child is, to a great degree, what he is because of the ever-constant influence of home environment and the careful or neglectful training of parents. Home is the best place for the child to learn self-control, to learn that he must submerge himself for the good of another. It is the best place in which to develop obedience, which nature and society will later demand.” YearsFirstsChildrenSelfCharacterHomeSchoolParentHoursChurchEnvironmentInfluenceTeachingDemandDegreesTrainingConstantCarefulObedienceWakingTwelveSelf ControlBest PlaceParents HomeHome Environment Author:David O. McKay
