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.
BOYD K. PACKERJustice 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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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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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.
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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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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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There is also an age-old excuse: “The devil made me do it.” Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
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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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Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.
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Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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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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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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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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