When we die, our spirits go to the spirit world, and our bodies return to the elements of the earth until the resurrection.

- John Bytheway

Decide while you're young to keep the commandments of God, and you won't have to think fast, because before temptation even steps up to the bat, you'll have made your decision. You were smart enough to think first.

- John Bytheway

Thanks to the restored gospel, we know our spirits lived before we were born into this mortal existence.

- John Bytheway

My own back yard, and my mom and dad's back yard, is where I learned about tomatoes and weeds and daily maintenance.

- John Bytheway

Life is going to hit you some line drives, and sometimes you'll have to think fast. However, it's better to think first than to think fast.

- John Bytheway

If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.

- John Bytheway

I was never involved in any fights in high school. I'm glad I wasn't. I'm not very big, and I don't find great joy in cuts and bruises.

- John Bytheway

Be the kind of friend who takes people to Christ.

- John Bytheway

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

- John Bytheway

Here are three things you can do, even when you feel like there isn't a friend in sight. You can be curious, you can be clean, and you can be Christlike.

- John Bytheway

Being Christlike guarantees that you'll have the most important friend of all: the Savior. He knows what it's like to be misunderstood, lonely, and rejected.

- John Bytheway

An important part of dating is communicating. We communicate by sharing our thoughts, ideas, and feelings. We enjoy being with someone when we have an easy time communicating or when we have a lot to talk about.

- John Bytheway

Adversity is simply part of earth life. From it we can grow and progress if we choose to. Yes, some trials come because of our own disobedience, but many trials are simply part of life.

- John Bytheway

Who doesn't love the parables? You know there's a solution, but you have to do some work to find it.

- John Bytheway

Expressions of affection, like putting your arm around someone's shoulder, holding hands, or giving a kiss good night, involve the principle of honesty.

- John Bytheway

Occasionally, we are given a reminder of how precious a gift it is to understand the plan of salvation.

- John Bytheway

To have friends who will always take you to higher ground is an incalculable blessing.

- John Bytheway

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

- John Bytheway

In the city, we work until quitting time. On the farm, we work until the job is finished.

- John Bytheway

If your life gets off to a rough start, just know this is helping you develop depth of personality and depth of character.

- John Bytheway