Complete volumes of Speeches are available wherever LDS books are sold. Speeches Home Page I extend a greeting to all of you today. I extend my best wishes for a happy New Year. The empty pages are there to be filled. It is my wish that we may do it prayerfully and with purpose and that this year will be the best ever, overflowing with happiness and success.
Every man has an atmosphere which is affecting every other.
So silent and unconsciously is this influence working, that man may forget that it exists. . . . . . . I think this statement is beautifully illustrated in the movie Mr. Holland's Opus. The story is about a man whose dream is to compose a noted piece of music. He becomes sidetracked by having to teach music at a high school to provide for his family. At first he views his job as just punching the clock, but a loving and dedicated principal awakens a realization within him of the opportunity he has to influence the minds of his students.