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.”
BOYD K. PACKERHappiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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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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In a sense, speaking figuratively, to take one’s agency, that precious gift which the scriptures make plain is essential to life itself, and say, “I will do as you direct,” is afterward to learn that in so doing you possess it all the more.
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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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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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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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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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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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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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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and then to their children.
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Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear.
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Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done.
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