Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
BOYD K. PACKERThe Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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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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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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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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I’m not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I’ve found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency.
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Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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Temple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!
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I have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. I could tell most of the secretaries in the church office building that they are ugly and fat. That would be the truth, but it would hurt and destroy them.
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The Atonement has practical, personal, everyday value; apply it in your life. It can be activated with so simple a beginning as prayer.
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