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.
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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If you need a transfusion of spiritual strength then just ask for it. We call that Prayer. Prayer is powerful spiritual medicine.
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Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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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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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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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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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.
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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One thing is very clear: the safest place and the best protection against the moral and spiritual diseases is a stable home and family. This has always been true; it will be true forever. We must keep that foremost in our minds.
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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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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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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous 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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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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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 idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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The end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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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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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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