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> [Teaching some things that are true, prematurely or at the wrong time, can invite sorrow and heartbreak instead of the joy intended to accompany learning… The scriptures teach emphatically that we must give milk before meat. The Lord made it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/teaching-some-things-that-are-true-prematurely-or-at-the-wrong-time/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

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## More by Boyd K. Packer

> [Faith is the power, obedience the sacrifice, love the means, Christ the reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/faith-is-the-power-obedience-the-sacrifice-love-the-means-christ-the/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [Dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/dispute-not-because-ye-see-not-for-ye-receive-no-witness-until-after/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/take-hold-of-your-life-and-order-yourself-to-be-valiant/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [“I often ask the Lord for direction from Him. I will not, however, willingly accept promptings from any unworthy source. I refuse them. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/i-often-ask-the-lord-for-direction-from-him-i-will-not-however/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [Happily ever after never happens in the second act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/happily-ever-after-never-happens-in-the-second-act/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [Inherent in the ordination to be bishop is both the right and the obligation to be directed by inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/inherent-in-the-ordination-to-be-bishop-is-both-the-right-and-the/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [You ought to know that the Lord loves you. He will make that known to you, and it will be a very private and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/you-ought-to-know-that-the-lord-loves-you-he-will-make-that-known-to/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [“The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/the-gift-of-the-holy-ghost-operates-equally-with-men-women-and-even/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/do-you-realize-how-marvelous-it-is-that-you-can-call-upon-the/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence ... more than a speaker does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/those-who-choose-conduct-present-and-accompany-the-music-may/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [I know that God is our Father. He introduced His Son, Jesus Christ, to Joseph Smith. I declare to you that I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/i-know-that-god-is-our-father-he-introduced-his-son-jesus-christ-to/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/the-answer-is-the-same-for-everyone-we-must-and-we-can-resist/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [No teaching is equal, more spiritually rewarding, or more exalting than that of a mother teaching her children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/no-teaching-is-equal-more-spiritually-rewarding-or-more-exalting-than/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/there-are-spiritual-and-physical-laws-to-obey-if-we-are-to-be-happy/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

> [“Don't worry about politics or people. You just please the Lord. He has little trouble with His servants' being too strong. Most of His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/don-t-worry-about-politics-or-people-you-just-please-the-lord-he-has/)

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