Boyd K. Packer Quotes

The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.

The road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

Obedience is a foundational stepping-stone on the path of God’s will.

The only way to acquire spiritual knowledge and keep It burning brightly is to be humble, prayerful, and to strive diligently to keep all of the commandments.

O blessed Saviour, give me grace like Thee, to make Religion my first, and chiefest care, and devoutly to observe, all solemn times, and all holy Rites, which relate to Thy worship.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

'You better do a lot of praying' is good counsel for all of the Lord's servants, new or seasoned. It is what His wise servants do. They pray. The disciples of Jesus Christ when He lived on the earth noticed that about Him.

'Doing your own thing' and being a Christian is an oxymoron. As Christians, every day we need to be presenting ourselves before the Lord, thanking Him for His mercy and asking Him to make us more like Him by emptying us of our will, so God's will can be done.

I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty.

I always believed in God and Christ, but I was in rebellion - trying to make my relationship with God fit into my life instead of making my life fit in with him. I was stubborn.

When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.

The reward of eternal life requires effort.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch?

When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.

I partly know why I have not led a perfect life like other believers. But I avow to my Lord, and I do not lie, that from the time when I first knew him, the love of God and the fear of him has grown in me from my youth so that I have, by the power of God, always till now kept the faith.