There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
BOYD K. PACKEROur whole social order could self-destruct over the obsession with freedom disconnected from responsibility; where choice is imagined to be somehow independent of consequences.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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Addiction has the capacity to disconnect the human will and nullify moral agency. It can rob one of the power to decide.
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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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If you need a transfusion of spiritual strength then just ask for it. We call that Prayer. Prayer is powerful spiritual medicine.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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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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It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.
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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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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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Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . .
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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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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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