Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
BOYD K. PACKERLife moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.
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In all that we do in the Church, we need to provide the way, as leaders, for parents and children to have time together as families.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
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The spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!
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I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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