Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
BOYD K. PACKERBehold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty” – Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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I’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.
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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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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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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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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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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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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world.
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