Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
BOYD K. PACKERWe are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.
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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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I have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. I could tell most of the secretaries in the church office building that they are ugly and fat. That would be the truth, but it would hurt and destroy them.
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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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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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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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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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