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.
BOYD K. PACKERIt 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, “I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle-obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance.” If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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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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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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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 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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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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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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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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