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.
BOYD K. PACKERFreedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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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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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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Life moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
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The scriptures speak of ‘the shield of faith wherewith,’ the Lord said, ‘ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked’ (D&C 27:17).
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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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If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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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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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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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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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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