One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.
BOYD K. PACKERIf our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough….Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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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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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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Largely because of television, instead of looking over into that spacious building, we are, in effect, living inside of it. That is your fate in this generation. You are living in that great and spacious building.
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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 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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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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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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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 spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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