It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
BOYD K. PACKEROur 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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.
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What a wonderful time to be young. You will see events in your lifetime that will test your courage and extend your faith. If you will face the sunlight of truth, the shadows of discouragement and sin and error will fall behind you. You must never give up!
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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just ‘that way’ and can only yield to those desires. That is a malicious and destructive lie. While it is a convincing idea to some, it is of the devil.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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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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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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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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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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Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
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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 purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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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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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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