“At the Copenhagen Denmark Area Conference held August 3–5, 1976, President [Spencer W.] Kimball went to see Thorvaldsen’s beautiful sculpture[s]. … After a few spiritual moments admiring The Christus, President Kimball bore his testimony to the caretaker who stood nearby. As he turned to the statue of Peter and pointed to the large set of keys in Peter’s right hand, he proclaimed: ‘The keys of priesthood authority which Peter held as President of the Church I now hold as President of the Church in this dispensation.’ Then he stated to the caretaker, ‘You work every day with Apostles in stone, but today you are in the presence of living Apostles.’ He then introduced President N. Eldon Tanner, Elder Thomas S. Monson, and Elder Boyd K. Packer. He presented the caretaker with a Book of Mormon in Danish, and bore his testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The caretaker was moved to tears in acknowledgment of the Spirit he felt in the presence of a prophet and Apostles. He acknowledged to me as we left the church, ‘Today I have been in the presence of servants of God.’”
Category Archives: Packer
The power of the Word (Packer)
Temptations
“Everyone is tested. One might think it is unfair to be singled out and subjected to a particular temptation, but this is the purpose of mortal life—to be tested. And the answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.”
― President Boyd K. Packer
repentance can heal what hurts, no matter what it is (Packer)
“If the adversary should take you prisoner due to misconduct, I remind you that you hold the key that will unlock the prison door from the inside. You can be washed clean through the atoning sacrifice of the Savior Jesus Christ. You may in time of trouble think that you are not worth saving because you have made mistakes, big or little, and you think you are now lost. That is never true! Only repentance can heal what hurts. But repentance can heal what hurts, no matter what it is.”
A matter of survival (Packer)
The Spirit Will Guide You (President Packer)
“The gift of the Holy Ghost, if you consent, will guide and protect you and even correct your actions. It is a spiritual voice that comes into the mind as a thought or a feeling put into your heart. … It is not expected that you go through life without making mistakes, but you will not make a major mistake without first being warned by the promptings of the Spirit. This promise applies to all members of the Church.”
the importance of example (Packer)
None of us lives for himself alone. Others are following in our footsteps, watching carefully, and taking license from the things we say and the things we do. When we have doubts, it is wise to keep them to ourselves and to ponder on them and study and pray and inquire. One by one they are resolved. When we have questions that are unresolved, it is wise to take them on faith. Otherwise it may be that we will enjoy the fruits of the Gospel and never stray “too” far, and yet those who come after us who depend upon us most may be robbed of their spiritual inheritance. They may forsake the standards and become inelegible for those redeeming ordinances that makes life eternally happy.
Boyd K. Packer, “Teach Ye Diligently”, (Deseret Book Company, 1975), p. 181
the power of music; the mind is like a stage (Packer)
No toil nor labor fear;
But with joy wend your way.
Though hard to you
This journey may appear,
Grace shall be as your day.’ ”
—Hymns, no. 13
Boyd K. Packer, October 1973 General Conference
the crucial test of life
learn to pray