"There will be noise and people around you most of your waking day.  God hears your silent prayers, but you may have to learn to shut out the distractions because the moment you need the connection with God may not come in quiet times."

-Henry B. Eyring
"Priesthood and Personal Prayer"
Ensign, May 2015

"Your body becomes an instrument of your mind and the foundation of your character.  Through life in a mortal body you can learn to control matter, and that will be very important to you through all eternity."

-Boyd K. Packer