If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
BOYD K. PACKERThe choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, “I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle-obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance.” If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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I have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. I could tell most of the secretaries in the church office building that they are ugly and fat. That would be the truth, but it would hurt and destroy them.
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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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There is also an age-old excuse: “The devil made me do it.” Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
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When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind.
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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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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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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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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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