Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
BOYD K. PACKERBehold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
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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 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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How grateful we are for you, our youth.
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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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Temple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!
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Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
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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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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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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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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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