Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
BOYD K. PACKERHappily ever after never happens in the second act.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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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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There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
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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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Joseph’s vision of the Father and the Son opened this dispensation. Then came the Restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ with the same organization that existed in the primitive Church, built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets.
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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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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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I know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives. He was born in the meridian of time.
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The scriptures speak of ‘the shield of faith wherewith,’ the Lord said, ‘ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked’ (D&C 27:17).
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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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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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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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In the eternal scheme of things – not always in mortality – righteous yearning and longing will be fulfilled.
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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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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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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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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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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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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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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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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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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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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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