Rest from our labors

"The Lord has instructed us to rest from our labors on this day. I am sure this means that a hay baler stands idle in the field on the Sabbath. The family business has a Closed sign facing a potential customer on Sunday. The cash register does not ring to record one of our purchases on His special day. It is truly a day to rest from our labors."

- L. Tom Perry, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "“And Why Call Ye Me, Lord, Lord, and Do Not the Things Which I Say?”," General Conference, October 1984
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1984/10/and-why-call-ye-me-lord-lord-and-do-not-the-things-which-i-say?lang=eng&_r=1

"Many times in our effort to refrain from improper speech, we find words to substitute. Sometimes they are so close to vulgar phrases everyone probably knows that we are substituting words and have not really improved our vocabulary."

- Elder L. Tom Perry, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Thy Speech Reveals Thee," New Era, Jul 2007
http://www.lds.org/new-era/2007/07/thy-speech-reveals-thee?lang=eng

"Homes should be an anchor, a safe harbor, a place of refuge, a happy place where families dwell together, a place where children are loved. In the home, parents should teach their children the great lessons of life. Home should be the center of one’s earthly experience, where love and mutual respect are appropriately blended."

- Elder L. Tom Perry, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Called of God," General Conference, Oct 2002
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2002/10/called-of-god?lang=eng

Everyone can develop a pleasant disposition

"The almost universal gift everyone can develop is the creation of a pleasant disposition, an even temperament. It will open more doors for you and give you more opportunities than any other characteristics I can think of."

- Elder L. Tom Perry, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Youth of the Noble Birthright," General Conference, Oct 1998
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/10/youth-of-the-noble-birthright?lang=eng

FHE a shield and protection

"In all the family units throughout the Church, evaluate again the progress you are making in holding regular family home evenings. The application of this program will be a shield and a protection to you against the evils of our time and will bring you, individually and collectively, greater and abundant joy now and in the eternities hereafter."

- L. Tom Perry, Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “Therefore I Was Taught,” General Conference, Apr 1994
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/therefore-i-was-taught?lang=eng

Not by chance that you are here at this time

"You are a part of this special generation. It is not by chance that you are here at this important time in the history of the Lord’s work. It is your opportunity to declare this message of the Restoration with greater force and effect than any of the previous generations. You have been preserved and prepared for your time on earth to be a part of this great army, to make this the most exciting period in the history of mankind in declaring the gospel of our Lord and Savior to our Father in Heaven’s children. You are better educated and trained for this responsibility than any of the other generations which have inherited the earth."

- Elder L. Tom Perry, of the Quorum of the Twelve, "Accept the Challenge," New Era, Sep 1997

Marriage brings the greatest joy and satisfaction

"The joining together of a man and a woman to be legally and lawfully wed not only is preparation for future generations to inherit the earth, but it also brings the greatest joy and satisfaction that can be found in this mortal experience."

- Elder L. Tom Perry, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Ensign, Nov 2012
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/11/becoming-goodly-parents?lang=eng