We found this on one of Emy's friend's blog that I thought was worth sharing:
In the 1979 February Ensign, Elder Neal A. Maxwell wrote:
"Make no mistake about it, brothers and sisters, in the months and years ahead, events are likely to require each member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel of the Authorities of the Church even though it crossed my social, professional or political life.'
"This is hard doctrine, but it is particularly vital doctrine in a society which is becoming more wicked. In short, brothers and sisters, not being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ includes not being ashamed of the prophets of Jesus Christ. . . . Your discipleship may see the time when such religious convictions are discounted. . . . This new irreligious imperialism seeks to disallow certain opinions simply because those opinions grow out of religious convictions.
"Resistance to abortion will be seen as primitive. Concern over the institution of the family will be viewed as untrendy and unenlightened....Before the ultimate victory of the forces of righteousness, some skirmishes will be lost. Even in these, however, let us leave a record so that the choices are clear, letting others do as they will in the face of prophetic counsel. There will also be times, happily, when a minor defeat seems probable, but others will step forward, having been rallied to rightness by what we do. We will know the joy, on occasion, of having awakened a slumbering majority of the decent people of all races and creeds which was, till then, unconscious of itself. Jesus said that when the fig trees put forth their leaves, 'summer is nigh.' Thus warned that summer is upon us, let us not then complain of the heat."
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I started reading through Preach My Gospel today. One of the first activities is to read through the vision of the tree of life. After reading this post, it was interesting to think about the vision as a preparation for the second coming (jumping up to chapter 10) and to observe the reactions of the people. 1 Nephi 9
"27. And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female...and they were in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit.
28. And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed, because fo those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away into forbidden paths and were lost." Take "lost" to 1 Nephi 10:
"6. Wherefore, all mankind were in a lost and in a fallen state, and ever would be save they should rely on this Redeemer."
I read that last verse in a different way. Instead of relying on the savior to be free from sin; we need to rely on the savior and his prophet to keep us away from forbidden paths... I don't know.
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