At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
BOYD K. PACKERHusbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and then to their children.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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The flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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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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If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, “I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle-obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance.” If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality.
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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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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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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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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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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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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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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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He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty” – Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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