Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.
BOYD K. PACKERThe ultimate effort of everything in the Church is to the end that a father and a mother and their children can be happy at home. If they are happy at home, they are spiritually prepared for whatever should be ahead of them in the world.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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The flak is always the heaviest closest to the target
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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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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The Atonement has practical, personal, everyday value; apply it in your life. It can be activated with so simple a beginning as prayer.
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No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
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There are many things about living the gospel of Jesus Christ that cannot be measured by that which is counted or charted in records of attendance.
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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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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.
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The Spirit is a voice that one feels more than hears.
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Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.
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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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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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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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You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and individual experience, something you cannot explain to anyone else.
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