Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.
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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The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.
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One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
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Our whole social order could self-destruct over the obsession with freedom disconnected from responsibility; where choice is imagined to be somehow independent of consequences.
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Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
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Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.
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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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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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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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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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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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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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One thing is very clear: the safest place and the best protection against the moral and spiritual diseases is a stable home and family. This has always been true; it will be true forever. We must keep that foremost in our minds.
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The gospel stands as true for those who reject it as for those who accept it – both will be judged by it.
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