Life moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
BOYD K. PACKERHe who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty” – Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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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.
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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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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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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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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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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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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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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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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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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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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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You have that same agency. Use it wisely to deny acting on any impure impulse or unholy temptation that may come into your mind. Just do not go there, and if you are already there, come back out of it. ‘Deny yourselves of all ungodliness’ (Moroni 10:32).
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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