“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. He taught His gospel and was tried. He suffered and was crucified and resurrected on the third day. He, like His Father, has a body of flesh and bone. He made His Atonement. Of Him I bear witness. Of Him I am a witness.” KnowsMadeBodyFatherJesusChristBornTaughtSonBearsJesus ChristThirdsBonesFleshWitnessOur FatherAtonementJoseph Smith Author:Boyd K. Packer
“You cannot force spiritual things. A testimony is not thrust upon you; it grows. And a testimony is a testimony, and it should be respected, whether it is small or large. We become taller in our testimony like we grow in physical stature and hardly know it is happening, because it comes by growth.” KnowsShouldSpiritualForceGrowsGrowthHappeningsTestimonyThrustStature Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Parents are with their children almost constantly and can observe when they are ready to be instructed. From questions or behavior or because of experiences in their own lives, they can sense that it is time to teach. Parents must know when the time for the lesson is now, right now, for their children are ready for it.” KnowsChildrenParentTeachReadyLessonsRight NowBehavior Book:Teach Ye Diligently Source: Teach Ye Diligently
“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.” KnowsIndividualKnownLordLove YouOught Author:Boyd K. Packer
“You must know that baptism for someone who is dead is quite as essential as baptism for some one who is living.” KnowsEssentialsBaptism Book:That All May be Edified: Talks, Sermons & Commentary Source: That All May be Edified: Talks, Sermons & Commentary
“Those who speak of blind obedience may appear to know many things, but they do not understand the doctrines of the gospel. There is an obedience that comes from a knowledge of the truth that transcends any external form of control. We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.” KnowsMayFormSpeakBlindDoctrineObedienceObedientBlind Obedience Book:The shield of faith Source: The shield of faith
“Teenagers also sometimes think, 'What's the use? The world will soon be blown all apart and come to an end.' That feeling comes from fear, not from faith. No one knows the hour or the day (see D&C 49:7), but the end cannot come until all of the purposes of the Lord are fulfilled. Everything that I have learned from the revelations and from life convinces me that there is time and to spare for you to carefully prepare for a long life.” ThinkingKnowsWorldLongEndsSometimesUseFeelingsPurposeHoursLordTeenagerRevelationsConvinceI Have LearnedFulfilledSparesLong LifeFear Not Author:Boyd K. Packer
“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.” IfsKnowsSoulUseSinKnow HowKeysPrisonGuiltGatesRepentanceAdversariesConfinedPerversion Author:Boyd K. Packer
“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. . . . We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see” KnowsSpiritualCertainIndividualExpressionDecidedBlindSaintObedienceAgencyLatterCommandmentsCompelledObedientLatter DaysObedience To GodLatter Day SaintsSpiritual TruthCommandments Of GodBlind Obedience Book:The shield of faith Source: The shield of faith
“Get to Know Yourself Once you start getting acquainted with yourselves, finding out who you are and where you belong and who your relatives are, spiritually speaking as well as in the earthly frame of reference, you come to the astounding, overwhelming realization that you are a child of God-that you belong to Him, that He is your Father. He is our Father.” KnowsWellsChildrenFatherFindingsWho You AreRealizationOverwhelmingKnow YourselfOur FatherChild Of GodFrame Of ReferenceWhere You Belong Author:Boyd K. Packer
“If you have seen one of the temples at night, fully lighted, you know what an impressive sight that can be. The house of the Lord, bathed in light, standing out in the darkness, becomes symbolic of the power and the inspiration of the gospel of Jesus Christ standing as a beacon in a world that sinks ever further into spiritual darkness.” IfsKnowsWorldLightInspirationSpiritualNightHouseJesusChristLordDarknessJesus ChristStandingSightTemplesStanding OutImpressiveSymbolicBeaconsSpiritual Darkness Book:The shield of faith Source: The shield of faith
“Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.” IfsKnowsShouldMayDoneAbleTurnsSinGoneOne DayShould HaveFollowingRepentancePathways Author:Boyd K. Packer
