The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will change behavior more than the study of behavior will change behavior.
Boyd K. PackerThere is a temptation for the writer or the teacher of Church history to want to tell everything, whether it is worthy or faith promoting or not. Some things that are true are not very useful.
Boyd K. PackerThose who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence ... more than a speaker does.
Boyd K. PackerYou always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, "I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse." If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, "I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle-obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance." If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality.
Boyd K. Packer