Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and then to their children.
BOYD K. PACKERKeep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
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Happiness will depend on what each of us does with what each has, what we learn from what we do, and what we do thereafter.
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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.
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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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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
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We could be like a father determined to provide everything for his family. He devotes every energy to that end and succeeds; only then does he discover that what they needed most, to be together as a family, has been neglected. And he reaps sorrow in place of contentment.
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