We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
BOYD K. PACKERAddiction has the capacity to disconnect the human will and nullify moral agency. It can rob one of the power to decide.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
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I 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.
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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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If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
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Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.
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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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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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Happiness will depend on what each of us does with what each has, what we learn from what we do, and what we do thereafter.
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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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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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The Restoration began with the prayer of a 14-year-old boy and a vision of the Father and the Son. The dispensation of the fulness of times was ushered in.
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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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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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