The flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
BOYD K. PACKERThe flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
BOYD K. PACKERI know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives. He was born in the meridian of time.
BOYD K. PACKERThis great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.
BOYD K. PACKERKeep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.
BOYD K. PACKERDespite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
BOYD K. PACKERDevotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
BOYD K. PACKERThere is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
BOYD K. PACKERThroughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done.
BOYD K. PACKERYou 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.”
BOYD K. PACKERThe house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.
BOYD K. PACKERSomewhere 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.”
BOYD K. PACKERUse it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
BOYD K. PACKERMoral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
BOYD K. PACKERHow grateful we are for you, our youth.
BOYD K. PACKERTolerance 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.
BOYD K. PACKERI 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.
BOYD K. PACKER