In all that we do in the Church, we need to provide the way, as leaders, for parents and children to have time together as families.
BOYD K. PACKERThere are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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The permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate legalized acts of immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result of the violation of God’s law of chastity.
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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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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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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.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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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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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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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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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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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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