The Mormons, PBS Interview, 20 July 2007
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There’s an old saying that “no matter how tall your grandpa is, you’ve got to do your own growing,” and that’s the pattern in the Church. We can teach this truth to someone, and they will say, “Well, that’s too fanciful,” and we then say to them: “Do what Joseph Smith did. Go find out for yourself.”
— Boyd K. Packer
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About Boyd K. Packer
Boyd Kenneth Packer (September 10, 1924 – July 3, 2015) was an American religious leader and former educator, and was the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
About Boyd K. Packer
Boyd Kenneth Packer (September 10, 1924 – July 3, 2015) was an American religious leader and former educator, and was the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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