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).
BOYD K. PACKERUse it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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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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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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Our 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.
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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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If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, “I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle-obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance.” If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality.
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Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.
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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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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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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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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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