The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
BOYD K. PACKERTake hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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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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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.
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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).
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Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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I’m not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I’ve found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency.
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There are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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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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You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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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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Our whole social order could self-destruct over the obsession with freedom disconnected from responsibility; where choice is imagined to be somehow independent of consequences.
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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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Joseph’s vision of the Father and the Son opened this dispensation. Then came the Restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ with the same organization that existed in the primitive Church, built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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