One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.
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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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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Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.
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It has to be an awfully good meeting to beat having no meeting at all.
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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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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
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Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
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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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Christ’s mercy is the mighty healer; even to the wounded innocent.
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Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . .
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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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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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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
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The spiritually starving hesitate to partake of the Spirit like a child’s reaction to new and strange food. They must be offered a tiny bite on a spoon.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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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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A testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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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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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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