Finding Our Way again

Here the Savior tells of the effort of a shepherd searching for his lost sheep, of a woman searching for a lost coin, and of the welcome received by the prodigal son returning home. Why did Jesus teach these parables? He wanted us to know that none of us will ever be so lost that we cannot find our way again through His Atonement and His teachings.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2012 General Conference "That the Lost May Be Found"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/that-the-lost-may-be-found?lang=eng

Prioritize Family

I point out these things not to boast but to testify that life is better (and much happier) as hearts turn toward family and as families live in the light of the gospel of Christ.  So what can we do to not become lost? First, may I suggest that we prioritize.‍ Put everything you do outside the home in subjection to and in support of what happens inside your home.  

“No other success can compensate for failure in the home” (quoted from J. E. McCulloch, Home: The Savior of Civilization‍ [1924], 42; in Conference Report, Apr. 1935, 116).

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2012 General Conference "That the Lost May Be Found"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/that-the-lost-may-be-found?lang=eng

Return Us Home

Everyone loses his or her way at some point, to some degree. It is through the promptings of the Holy Ghost‍ that we can be brought safely back onto the right path, and it is the atoning sacrifice of the Savior that can return us home.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2012 General Conference "That the Lost May Be Found"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/that-the-lost-may-be-found?lang=eng

Joy in Nurturing Children

Teach your daughters to find joy in nurturing children. This is where their love and talents can have the greatest eternal significance. Consider in this context President Harold B. Lee’s injunction that “the most important … work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own homes” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee‍ [2000], 134).

Satan is always attempting to undermine the most precious element of a woman’s divine nature—the nature to nurture.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2015 General Conference, "Mothers and Daughters"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/mothers-and-daughters?lang=eng 

Influence of a Righteous Woman

Sisters, we, your brethren, cannot do what you were divinely designated to do from before the foundation of the world. We may try, but we cannot ever hope to replicate your unique gifts. There is nothing in this world as personal, as nurturing, or as life changing as the influence of a righteous woman.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2015 General Conference, "Mothers and Daughters"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/mothers-and-daughters?lang=eng

Stay Focused

That simple practice is: In your morning prayer each new day, ask Heavenly Father to guide you to recognize an opportunity to serve one of His precious children. Then go throughout the day with your heart full of faith and love, looking for someone to help. Stay focused, just like the honeybees focus on the flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen. If you do this, your spiritual sensitivities will be enlarged and you will discover opportunities to serve that you never before realized were possible.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - October 2012 General Conference "Be Anxiously Engaged"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/be-anxiously-engaged?lang=eng

Living with Integrity

I'm simply suggesting that we take the next logical step in our complete conversion to the gospel of Christ by assimilating its doctrines deep within our hearts and our souls so we will act and live consistently—and with integrity—what we profess to believe.

This integrity simplifies our lives and amplifies our sensitivities to the Spirit and to the needs of others. It brings joy into our lives and peace to our souls—the kind of joy and peace that comes to us as we repent of our sins and follow the Savior by keeping His commandments.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - October 2012 General Conference "Be Anxiously Engaged"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/be-anxiously-engaged?lang=eng

Christlike Qualities

When our hearts are no longer set upon the things of this world, we will no longer aspire to the honors of men or seek only to gratify our pride (see D&C 121:35–37). Rather, we take on the Christlike qualities that Jesus taught.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - October 2012 General Conference "Be Anxiously Engaged"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/be-anxiously-engaged?lang=eng

Influence of a Righteous Woman

Sisters, we, your brethren, cannot do what you were divinely designated to do from before the foundation of the world. We may try, but we cannot ever hope to replicate your unique gifts. There is nothing in this world as personal, as nurturing, or as life changing as the influence of a righteous woman.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2012 General Conference "That the Lost May Be Found"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/that-the-lost-may-be-found?lang=eng

Safely Back Onto the Right Path

Everyone loses his or her way at some point, to some degree. It is through the promptings of the Holy Ghost that we can be brought safely back onto the right path, and it is the atoning sacrifice of the Savior that can return us home.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2012 General Conference "That the Lost May Be Found"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/that-the-lost-may-be-found?lang=eng

Choosing Cheerfulness Through Service

Great things are wrought through simple and small things. Like the small flecks of gold that accumulate over time into a large treasure, our small and simple acts of kindness and service will accumulate into a life filled with love for Heavenly Father, devotion to the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a sense of peace and joy each time we reach out to one another.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2011 General Conference "Finding Joy Through Loving Service"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/finding-joy-through-loving-service?lang=eng

We Develop Meekness Through Learning How to Love Better

It is only when we love God and Christ with all of our hearts, souls, and minds that we are able to share this love with our neighbors through acts of kindness and service—the way that the Savior would love and serve all of us if He were among us today.  When this pure love of Christ—or charity—envelops us, we think, feel, and act more like Heavenly Father and Jesus would think, feel, and act. Our motivation and heartfelt desire are like unto that of the Savior.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - April 2011 General Conference "Finding Joy Through Loving Service"
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/finding-joy-through-loving-service?lang=eng