One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
BOYD K. PACKERHappiness will depend on what each of us does with what each has, what we learn from what we do, and what we do thereafter.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
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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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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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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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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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Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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This shield of faith is best fabricated in a cottage industry. While the shield can be polished in classes in the Church and in activities, it is meant to be handcrafted in the home and fitted to each individual.
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