black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.

Boyd K. Packer

Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
BOYD K. PACKER

Baby Children Dream
It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
BOYD K. PACKER

Beats Meetings
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. PACKER

Cal Children Husband Wives Released
I’ve learned the power of the dictum, “Early to bed, early to rise.” When I’m under pressure, you won’t find me burning the midnight oil. I’d much rather be in bed early and getting up in the wee hours of the morning.
BOYD K. PACKER

Burning Learn Midnight Studying
Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
BOYD K. PACKER

Christ Innocent Mercy
Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
BOYD K. PACKER

Accompany May Reverance Spirit
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.
BOYD K. PACKER

Able Away Pathway Peace Repentance
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. . . .
BOYD K. PACKER

Agency Expression Spiritual
Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
BOYD K. PACKER

Hold Life Order Valiant
No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
BOYD K. PACKER

Church Community Home
The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.
BOYD K. PACKER

Children Men Spiritual
Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
BOYD K. PACKER

Atmosphere Music Spirit
Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
BOYD K. PACKER

Behavior Clean Decent
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. PACKER

Children Father Mother
A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
BOYD K. PACKER

Christ Jesus Redemption
The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
BOYD K. PACKER

Accepting Judge Rejects

Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Boyd K. Packer Quotes