Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
BOYD K. PACKERThe atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty” – Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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You have that same agency. Use it wisely to deny acting on any impure impulse or unholy temptation that may come into your mind. Just do not go there, and if you are already there, come back out of it. ‘Deny yourselves of all ungodliness’ (Moroni 10:32).
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Justice can seem to be so very demanding. But we must learn that when we put everything as right as we can put it right, it is Justice who invokes the Atonement, orders the adversary off our property, and posts the notice that his agents will make no more collections from us.
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The ultimate effort of everything in the Church is to the end that a father and a mother and their children can be happy at home. If they are happy at home, they are spiritually prepared for whatever should be ahead of them in the world.
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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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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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The Atonement has practical, personal, everyday value; apply it in your life. It can be activated with so simple a beginning as prayer.
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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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Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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