It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
BOYD K. PACKERIt has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
BOYD K. PACKEROne 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.
BOYD K. PACKERA testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
BOYD K. PACKERThe 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.
BOYD K. PACKERThe gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.
BOYD K. PACKERHistorians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
BOYD K. PACKERThose who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
BOYD K. PACKERSome things that are true are not very useful.
BOYD K. PACKERTolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
BOYD K. PACKERI’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.
BOYD K. PACKERThe permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate legalized acts of immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result of the violation of God’s law of chastity.
BOYD K. PACKERYou always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
BOYD K. PACKERThe first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
BOYD K. PACKERThe 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.
BOYD K. PACKERMature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
BOYD K. PACKERIn 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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