No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort.
BOYD K. PACKERIf you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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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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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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One thing is very clear: the safest place and the best protection against the moral and spiritual diseases is a stable home and family. This has always been true; it will be true forever. We must keep that foremost in our minds.
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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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The permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate legalized acts of immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result of the violation of God’s law of chastity.
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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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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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness. If everything has to be known, if everything has to be explained, if everything has to be certified, then there is no need for faith. Indeed, there is no room for it.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.
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If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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