Devotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
BOYD K. PACKERIf our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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.
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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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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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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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Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness. If everything has to be known, if everything has to be explained, if everything has to be certified, then there is no need for faith. Indeed, there is no room for it.
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, “I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse.”
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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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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.
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