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.
BOYD K. PACKERThe Restoration began with the prayer of a 14-year-old boy and a vision of the Father and the Son. The dispensation of the fulness of times was ushered in.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Our whole social order could self-destruct over the obsession with freedom disconnected from responsibility; where choice is imagined to be somehow independent of consequences.
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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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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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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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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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The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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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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If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty” – Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
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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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I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough….Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.
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Parents now are concerned about the moral and spiritual diseases. These can have terrible complications when standards and values are abandoned. We must all take protective measures.
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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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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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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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When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
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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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Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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