Boyd K. Packer Quotes

...One who possesses four qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What four? Bodily good conduct, verbal good conduct, mental good conduct, and gratitude or thankfulness. One possessing these four qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to them.

Always act as if you were seen.

Doesn't matter what a person's name is as long as he behaves himself.

Most of my heroes are just decent people. Decency is rare and underrated.

It is no use to preach to [children] if you do not act decently yourself.

May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.

I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

It was time to pull my moral socks up and behave myself.

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least, you will by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences.

We may be as good as we please, if we please to be good.

I think regardless of what your religion is or what you believe, you try to treat people in a positive way, and that's all you can do in life.

Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.

It is difficult for me to regard anyone who obeys no moral principle in his conduct to be a religious man.

It is not enough merely possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practiced.

A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.

The primary use of knowledge is for such guidance of conduct under all circumstances as shall make living complete. All other uses of knowledge are secondary.

Should you be unfortunate enough to have vices, you may, to a certain degree, even dignify them by a strict observance of decorum;at least they will lose something of their natural turpitude.

The act of acting morally is behaving as if everything we do matters.

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.

Act right all the time, because someone's always watching.

The way to good conduct is never too late.

But courage without conduct is the virtue of a robber, or a tyrant.

I don't think it matters if there is a god or not. I've met people who believe in God that are good and that are bad. And I've met people who don't believe in God that are good and that are bad. So, just be good. I'm good. Not cos I think I'll go to heaven but because when I do something bad, I feel bad. And when I do something good, I feel good.

A person of “good character” was one who acted in accordance with the expectations of his community