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.
BOYD K. PACKERIf you need a transfusion of spiritual strength then just ask for it. We call that Prayer. Prayer is powerful spiritual medicine.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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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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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.
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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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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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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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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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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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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . .
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Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!
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