Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
BOYD K. PACKERThere’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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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 Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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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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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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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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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just ‘that way’ and can only yield to those desires. That is a malicious and destructive lie. While it is a convincing idea to some, it is of the devil.
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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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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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