In the eternal scheme of things – not always in mortality – righteous yearning and longing will be fulfilled.
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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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
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Temple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!
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No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort.
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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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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There 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.
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The scriptures speak of ‘the shield of faith wherewith,’ the Lord said, ‘ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked’ (D&C 27:17).
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It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.
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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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The end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.
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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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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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