A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
BOYD K. PACKERA testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Keep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.
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Life moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
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Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and then to their children.
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What a wonderful time to be young. You will see events in your lifetime that will test your courage and extend your faith. If you will face the sunlight of truth, the shadows of discouragement and sin and error will fall behind you. You must never give up!
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Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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This shield of faith is best fabricated in a cottage industry. While the shield can be polished in classes in the Church and in activities, it is meant to be handcrafted in the home and fitted to each individual.
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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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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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There are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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