The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that.
BOYD K. PACKERThe 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.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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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….Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.
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There is also an age-old excuse: “The devil made me do it.” Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
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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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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!
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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.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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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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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
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