No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort.
BOYD K. PACKERFreedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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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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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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There is also an age-old excuse: “The devil made me do it.” Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
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There are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
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If you need a transfusion of spiritual strength then just ask for it. We call that Prayer. Prayer is powerful spiritual medicine.
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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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