Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
BOYD K. PACKERAddiction has the capacity to disconnect the human will and nullify moral agency. It can rob one of the power to decide.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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Somewhere 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.”
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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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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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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.
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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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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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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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The spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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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.
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