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. PACKEREvery 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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The permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate legalized acts of immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result of the violation of God’s law of chastity.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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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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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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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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We are able to feel and learn very quickly through music, through art, through poetry some spiritual things that we would otherwise learn very slowly.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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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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It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.
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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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