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This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.

Boyd K. Packer

Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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Historians Inspire Truth
Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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Tolerance Vices Virtue
Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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Gains Happy Life Water
The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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Answers Kind Temptation
Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.
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Guilt Keys Prison Repentance Soul
Keep 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.
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Children Fire Hands
Progression: you can start from where you are.
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Country Place Progression Start
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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Fix Represent Truth Written
When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind.
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Delete Hymns Keys Powerful Words
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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Father Parenting Sorrow
No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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Church Community Home
The Atonement has practical, personal, everyday value; apply it in your life. It can be activated with so simple a beginning as prayer.
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Everyday Prayer Simple
If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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Goes On Salvation Understand World
Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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Bailout Battle Moral Standards
Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.
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Carefully Everything Learned Prepare
Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done.
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Day One Pathways Place Throughout Time

This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.

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This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.

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