“Today we are encamped against the greatest array of sin, vice, and evil ever assembled before our eyes… The battle plan whereby we fight to save the souls of men is not our own. It came through the inspiration and revelation of the Lord.”
– Thomas S. Monson
“One of the greatest tragedies we witness almost daily is the tragedy of men of high aim and low achievement. Their motives are noble. Their proclaimed ambition is praiseworthy. Their capacity is great. But their discipline is weak. They succumb to indolence. Appetite robs them of will.”
– Gordon B. Hinckley
“Never give up what you want most for what you want today.”
– Neal A. Maxwell
“We cannot play with Satan’s fiery darts and not get burned.”
– Linda S. Reeves
“You cannot lift others to virtue on the one hand if you are entertaining vice on the other.”
– D. Todd Christofferson
“What we are speaking about is so much more than merely deflecting temptations for which we somehow do not feel responsible. Remember, brothers and sisters, it is our own desires which determine the sizing and the attractiveness of various temptations. We set our thermostats as to temptations.”
– Neal A. Maxwell
“We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . . It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.”
– Boyd K. Packer
