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.
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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Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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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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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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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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The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.
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Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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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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Justice can seem to be so very demanding. But we must learn that when we put everything as right as we can put it right, it is Justice who invokes the Atonement, orders the adversary off our property, and posts the notice that his agents will make no more collections from us.
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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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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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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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Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . .
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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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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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