Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
BOYD K. PACKERSeek 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.
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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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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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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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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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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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The permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate legalized acts of immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result of the violation of God’s law of chastity.
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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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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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