Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
BOYD K. PACKERIf 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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Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .
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Keep 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.
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When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind.
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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and then to their children.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty” – Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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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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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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