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.
BOYD K. PACKERThe gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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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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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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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
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The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.
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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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I’ve learned the power of the dictum, “Early to bed, early to rise.” When I’m under pressure, you won’t find me burning the midnight oil. I’d much rather be in bed early and getting up in the wee hours of the morning.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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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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Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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