The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
BOYD K. PACKERYou always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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In all that we do in the Church, we need to provide the way, as leaders, for parents and children to have time together as families.
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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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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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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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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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 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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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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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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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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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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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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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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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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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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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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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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