Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
BOYD K. PACKERJoseph’s vision of the Father and the Son opened this dispensation. Then came the Restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ with the same organization that existed in the primitive Church, built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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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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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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Life moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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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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Parents now are concerned about the moral and spiritual diseases. These can have terrible complications when standards and values are abandoned. We must all take protective measures.
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It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.
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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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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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Justice can seem to be so very demanding. But we must learn that when we put everything as right as we can put it right, it is Justice who invokes the Atonement, orders the adversary off our property, and posts the notice that his agents will make no more collections from us.
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Happiness will depend on what each of us does with what each has, what we learn from what we do, and what we do thereafter.
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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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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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