Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
BOYD K. PACKERTemple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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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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You 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.”
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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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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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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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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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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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I know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives. He was born in the meridian of time.
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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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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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