“If the Lord was meek and lowly and humble, then to become humble one must do what He did in boldly denouncing evil, bravely advancing righteous works, courageously meeting every problem, becoming the master of himself and the situations about him and being near oblivious to personal credit. …

“Humble and meek properly suggest virtues, not weaknesses. They suggest a consistent mildness of temper and an absence of wrath and passion. Humility suggests no affectation, no bombastic actions. It is not turbid nor grandiloquent. It is not servile submissiveness. It is not cowed nor frightened. No shadow or the shaking of a leaf terrorizes it.

“How does one get humble? To me, one must constantly be reminded of his dependence. On whom dependent? On the Lord. How remind one’s self? By real, constant, worshipful, grateful prayer.”

- Spencer W. Kimball, Humility, Brigham Young University Speeches of the Year [Provo, 16 Jan. 1963], pp. 2–3, as quoted in Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual, (2002), 26–27, Section 12: Revelation to Joseph Knight Sr.

Each time we fast, we gain a little more control over our worldly appetites and passions

"Fasting and prayer can help develop within us courage and confidence. It can strengthen our character and build self-restraint and discipline. Often when we fast, our righteous prayers and petitions have greater power. Testimonies grow. We mature spiritually and emotionally and sanctify our souls. Each time we fast, we gain a little more control over our worldly appetites and passions."

- Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "The Law of the Fast," Ensign, May 2001, p. 73
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2001/04/the-law-of-the-fast?lang=eng

"In exercising faith, we become cheerful and optimistic, charitable and courageous, because faith is the moving cause of all of these virtues."

- Pres. James E. Faust, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, "The Virtues of Righteous Daughters of God," General Conference, Apr 2003
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2003/04/the-virtues-of-righteous-daughters-of-god?lang=eng