A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
BOYD K. PACKERDevotion to the family and devotion to the Church are not different and separate things.
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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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Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness. If everything has to be known, if everything has to be explained, if everything has to be certified, then there is no need for faith. Indeed, there is no room for it.
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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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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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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Some things that are true are not very useful.
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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 flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
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Addiction 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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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
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I’m not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I’ve found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency.
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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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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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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 choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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