Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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There are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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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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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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You have that same agency. Use it wisely to deny acting on any impure impulse or unholy temptation that may come into your mind. Just do not go there, and if you are already there, come back out of it. ‘Deny yourselves of all ungodliness’ (Moroni 10:32).
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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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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!
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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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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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I have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. I could tell most of the secretaries in the church office building that they are ugly and fat. That would be the truth, but it would hurt and destroy them.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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There is also an age-old excuse: “The devil made me do it.” Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
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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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Fear is the opposite of faith. We move forward, certain that the Lord will watch over us, particularly in the family.
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When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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The spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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