A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
BOYD K. PACKERIf prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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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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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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I have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. I could tell most of the secretaries in the church office building that they are ugly and fat. That would be the truth, but it would hurt and destroy them.
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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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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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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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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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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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Justice can seem to be so very demanding. But we must learn that when we put everything as right as we can put it right, it is Justice who invokes the Atonement, orders the adversary off our property, and posts the notice that his agents will make no more collections from us.
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Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!
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The ultimate effort of everything in the Church is to the end that a father and a mother and their children can be happy at home. If they are happy at home, they are spiritually prepared for whatever should be ahead of them in the world.
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