One thing is very clear: the safest place and the best protection against the moral and spiritual diseases is a stable home and family. This has always been true; it will be true forever. We must keep that foremost in our minds.
BOYD K. PACKERThe gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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Justice can seem to be so very demanding. But we must learn that when we put everything as right as we can put it right, it is Justice who invokes the Atonement, orders the adversary off our property, and posts the notice that his agents will make no more collections from us.
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Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.
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Keep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.
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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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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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Temple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!
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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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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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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.
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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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