If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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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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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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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I’ve learned the power of the dictum, “Early to bed, early to rise.” When I’m under pressure, you won’t find me burning the midnight oil. I’d much rather be in bed early and getting up in the wee hours of the morning.
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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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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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Keep 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.
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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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Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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The Restoration began with the prayer of a 14-year-old boy and a vision of the Father and the Son. The dispensation of the fulness of times was ushered in.
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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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The 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.
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In 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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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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Life moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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You 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.”
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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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The 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.
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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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