The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil.
Boyd K. PackerEveryone 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 lifeโto be tested. And the answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
Boyd K. PackerTeenagers 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.
Boyd K. Packer