We could be like a father determined to provide everything for his family. He devotes every energy to that end and succeeds; only then does he discover that what they needed most, to be together as a family, has been neglected. And he reaps sorrow in place of contentment.
BOYD K. PACKERWhat a wonderful time to be young. You will see events in your lifetime that will test your courage and extend your faith. If you will face the sunlight of truth, the shadows of discouragement and sin and error will fall behind you. You must never give up!
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
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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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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just ‘that way’ and can only yield to those desires. That is a malicious and destructive lie. While it is a convincing idea to some, it is of the devil.
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The Atonement has practical, personal, everyday value; apply it in your life. It can be activated with so simple a beginning as prayer.
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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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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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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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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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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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