Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
BOYD K. PACKERThere are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Teach 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.
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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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There is a falsehood that some are born with an attraction to their own kind, with nothing they can do about it. They are just ‘that way’ and can only yield to those desires. That is a malicious and destructive lie. While it is a convincing idea to some, it is of the devil.
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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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The Atonement has practical, personal, everyday value; apply it in your life. It can be activated with so simple a beginning as prayer.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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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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If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be.
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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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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind.
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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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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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