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).
BOYD K. PACKEROften, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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The permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate legalized acts of immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result of the violation of God’s law of chastity.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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There’s no credit buying on eternal things, none at all. Anything that is worthwhile has to be paid for in advance.
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We are able to feel and learn very quickly through music, through art, through poetry some spiritual things that we would otherwise learn very slowly.
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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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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world.
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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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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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I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough.
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In all that we do in the Church, we need to provide the way, as leaders, for parents and children to have time together as families.
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