The seeds of a happy marriage are sown in youth. Happiness does not begin at the altar; it begins during the period of youth and courtship. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
President David O. McKay (1873-1970) observed that too many couples come to "marriage looking upon the marriage ceremony as the end of courtship instead of the beginning of an eternal courtship. ... Love can be starved to death as literally… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
But there is a beauty every girl has—a gift from God, as pure as the sunlight, and as sacred as life. It is a… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Free agency is a gift of God....The world does not comprehend the significance of that divine gift to the individual. It is as inherent… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
“No thing worth while is obtained in this life without sacrificing, without putting forth effort. The evil one thrusts things upon us but God… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
There are seeds of happiness in every soul. Our mental attitude and dispositions constitute the environment in which these seeds germinate. There is as… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
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