The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17).
BOYD K. PACKERChrist’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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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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I know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives. He was born in the meridian of time.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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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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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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When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
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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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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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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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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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