The scriptures speak of ‘the shield of faith wherewith,’ the Lord said, ‘ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked’ (D&C 27:17).
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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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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Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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In a sense, speaking figuratively, to take one’s agency, that precious gift which the scriptures make plain is essential to life itself, and say, “I will do as you direct,” is afterward to learn that in so doing you possess it all the more.
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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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In all that we do in the Church, we need to provide the way, as leaders, for parents and children to have time together as families.
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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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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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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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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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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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