“We owe an eternal debt of gratitude to all of those—past and present—who have given so much of themselves that we might have so much for ourselves. Take things with gratitude rather than for granted.
“As we view the disillusionment that today engulfs countless thousands, we are learning the hard way what an ancient prophet wrote out for us: ‘He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase’ (Ecclesiastes 5:10).
It is an immutable law that the more you give away, the more you receive. It has been said that you make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give” (“Doubt Not, Fear Not,” BYU Speeches, April 24, 2003).
