Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
BOYD K. PACKERKeep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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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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No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort.
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The 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.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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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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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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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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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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The flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
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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.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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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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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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