If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
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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Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
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Progression: you can start from where you are.
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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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The atonement of Christ is not just for those who sin. The mercy of Christ encompasses all pain.
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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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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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Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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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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The purest, most beautiful and appealing experiences of life: romance, love, marriage, and parenthood.
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Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier and you shall have a composure of mind and a confident attitude toward life and the future.
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Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do.
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If prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also.
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I have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. The truth is not uplifting; it destroys. I could tell most of the secretaries in the church office building that they are ugly and fat. That would be the truth, but it would hurt and destroy them.
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