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.
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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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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The flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
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You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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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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Life moves all too fast. When you feel weak, discouraged, depressed, or afraid, open the Book of Mormon and read.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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In a sense, speaking figuratively, to take one’s agency, that precious gift which the scriptures make plain is essential to life itself, and say, “I will do as you direct,” is afterward to learn that in so doing you possess it all the more.
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