Boyd K. Packer Quotes

Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.

Boyd K. Packer

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• We have issued financial instruments in the past, and there is a strong demand for them, it is simply unnecessary now.

  

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• Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.

  

  Boyd K. Packer
  • Faith
  • Patience
  • Miracle