This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.
BOYD K. PACKERThe 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
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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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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….Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.
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Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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Joseph’s vision of the Father and the Son opened this dispensation. Then came the Restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ with the same organization that existed in the primitive Church, built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . .
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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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