If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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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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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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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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Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
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Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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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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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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I’ve learned the power of the dictum, “Early to bed, early to rise.” When I’m under pressure, you won’t find me burning the midnight oil. I’d much rather be in bed early and getting up in the wee hours of the morning.
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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 idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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The 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.
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Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . .
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