This shield of faith is best fabricated in a cottage industry. While the shield can be polished in classes in the Church and in activities, it is meant to be handcrafted in the home and fitted to each individual.
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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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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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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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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I’m not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I’ve found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency.
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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. . . .
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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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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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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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