Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
BOYD K. PACKERFix 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!
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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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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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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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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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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The end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.
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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just ‘that way’ and can only yield to those desires. That is a malicious and destructive lie. While it is a convincing idea to some, it is of the devil.
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This shield of faith is best fabricated in a cottage industry. While the shield can be polished in classes in the Church and in activities, it is meant to be handcrafted in the home and fitted to each individual.
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness. If everything has to be known, if everything has to be explained, if everything has to be certified, then there is no need for faith. Indeed, there is no room for it.
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We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .
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I’m not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I’ve found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency.
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