One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
BOYD K. PACKERThis 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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In the eternal scheme of things – not always in mortality – righteous yearning and longing will be fulfilled.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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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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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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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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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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Addiction has the capacity to disconnect the human will and nullify moral agency. It can rob one of the power to decide.
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Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
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Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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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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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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