One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.
BOYD K. PACKERTeach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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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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Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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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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Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
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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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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.
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