Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence … more than a speaker does.
BOYD K. PACKERFaith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
More Boyd K. Packer Quotes
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We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .
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I know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives. He was born in the meridian of time.
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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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Fear is the opposite of faith. We move forward, certain that the Lord will watch over us, particularly in the family.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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This shield of faith is best fabricated in a cottage industry. While the shield can be polished in classes in the Church and in activities, it is meant to be handcrafted in the home and fitted to each individual.
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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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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
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There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.
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Do not ever disturb prelude music for others, for reverence is essential to revelation
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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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Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
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Historians should tell only that part of the truth that is inspiring and uplifting.
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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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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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