The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
BOYD K. PACKEROne 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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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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Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
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The spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
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We could be like a father determined to provide everything for his family. He devotes every energy to that end and succeeds; only then does he discover that what they needed most, to be together as a family, has been neglected. And he reaps sorrow in place of contentment.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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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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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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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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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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