It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
BOYD K. PACKERThe choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just ‘that way’ and can only yield to those desires. That is a malicious and destructive lie. While it is a convincing idea to some, it is of the devil.
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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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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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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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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.
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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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Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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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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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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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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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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I know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives. He was born in the meridian of time.
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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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