The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
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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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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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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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
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It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.
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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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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.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and then to their children.
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Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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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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This shield of faith is best fabricated in a cottage industry. While the shield can be polished in classes in the Church and in activities, it is meant to be handcrafted in the home and fitted to each individual.
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The 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.
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