We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
BOYD K. PACKERThe Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world.
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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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You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
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The spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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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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Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness. If everything has to be known, if everything has to be explained, if everything has to be certified, then there is no need for faith. Indeed, there is no room for it.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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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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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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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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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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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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