Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
BOYD K. PACKERThe 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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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.
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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 is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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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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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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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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We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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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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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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I’m not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I’ve found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
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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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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.
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The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.
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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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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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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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