You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
BOYD K. PACKERNo service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.
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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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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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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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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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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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Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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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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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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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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