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.”
BOYD K. PACKERThroughout 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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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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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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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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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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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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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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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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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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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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Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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The ultimate effort of everything in the Church is to the end that a father and a mother and their children can be happy at home. If they are happy at home, they are spiritually prepared for whatever should be ahead of them in the world.
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