Quotes by Boyd K. Packer

“Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior. ”

“The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will change behavior more than the study of behavior will change behavior.”

“Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.”

“Learn to pray. Pray often. Pray in your mind, in your heart. Pray on your knees. Prayer is your personal key to heaven. The lock is on your side of the veil. And I have learned to conclude all my p...”

“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.”

“The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.”

“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. . .It was mean...”

“If [we] have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.”

“Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.”

“Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.”

“No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.”

“Fear is the opposite of faith.”

“Unwinding a habit that you have allowed to entangle you can be difficult. But the power is in you. Do not despair.”

“No matter what our transgressions have been, no matter how much our actions may have hurt others, that guilt can all be wiped out. To me, perhaps the most beautiful phrase in all scripture is when ...”

“There’s an old saying that no matter how tall your grandpa is, you’ve got to do your own growing, and that’s the pattern in the Church. We can teach this truth to someone, and they will say, Well, ...”