There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
BOYD K. PACKERMature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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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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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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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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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.
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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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There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
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Parents now are concerned about the moral and spiritual diseases. These can have terrible complications when standards and values are abandoned. We must all take protective measures.
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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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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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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
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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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Addiction has the capacity to disconnect the human will and nullify moral agency. It can rob one of the power to decide.
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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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