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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see

Boyd K. Packer

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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Conquer Laos Strong
Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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Atmosphere Music Spirit
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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Men Messages Worry
A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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Repeated Should Testimony
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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Guilt Keys Prison Repentance Soul
If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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Goes On Salvation Understand World
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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Choices Everyday Years
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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Immorality Permissiveness Violation Weakening
No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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Church Community Home
If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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Depressing Disappointment Feelings
Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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Essentials Prelude Revelations
We are able to feel and learn very quickly through music, through art, through poetry some spiritual things that we would otherwise learn very slowly.
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Able Art Music Spiritual
The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
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Agency Choose Eve Mind Received Temptation
Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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Land Law Spiritual
Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
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Decision Determined Marvelous Realized Sake
The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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Atonement Crise Pain Sin
Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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After Ever Happens Happily
One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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Conquerer Control Through
At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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Able Distraction Dust Fog Temple
Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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Tolerance Vices Virtue
No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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Children Mother Teaching
It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.
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Apology Challenges Inspiration
The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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Beautiful Love Marriage Romance
Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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Bailout Battle Moral Standards
Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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Family Sacred Should Time
When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
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Control Mind Thoughts Unworthy
Fear is the opposite of faith. We move forward, certain that the Lord will watch over us, particularly in the family.
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Family Fear Particular

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