Some things that are true are not very useful.
BOYD K. PACKERLife moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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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 are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
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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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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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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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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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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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The scriptures speak of ‘the shield of faith wherewith,’ the Lord said, ‘ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked’ (D&C 27:17).
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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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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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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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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The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
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