We are able to feel and learn very quickly through music, through art, through poetry some spiritual things that we would otherwise learn very slowly.
BOYD K. PACKERThe end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .
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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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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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Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
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There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
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The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.
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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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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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I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough….Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.
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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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You have that same agency. Use it wisely to deny acting on any impure impulse or unholy temptation that may come into your mind. Just do not go there, and if you are already there, come back out of it. ‘Deny yourselves of all ungodliness’ (Moroni 10:32).
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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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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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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