Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
BOYD K. PACKERAt 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.
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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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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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We could be like a father determined to provide everything for his family. He devotes every energy to that end and succeeds; only then does he discover that what they needed most, to be together as a family, has been neglected. And he reaps sorrow in place of contentment.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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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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There are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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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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