So, I was reading from the Book of Mormon today, in Alma ch. 60. The link for it is here: http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/60?lang=eng. And as I was reading, a few thoughts popped up with this chapter. The first is that with verse 21, the phrase that I've heard people say of "you do the work and the Lord will do the rest" pops into my mind. Which is so true! Apart from that, though, this whole chapter is about freedom and fighting for what you know is right, no matter the cost. The country I live in is taking a turn for the worse morally, is on a very slippery slope, and even though it isn't always easy, and may result in things like losing friends, it is more important to fight for freedom, to fight for my Heavenly Father. It is a duty I was given when I was baptized. I need to be more courageous in doing that; it needs to be done with love, but it needs to be done. People need to take a stand to uphold the moral values that we have been given from God.
I love my Savior so much, and am so grateful for what He has done for me. So how can I not do something that in the big picture, really isn't that significant, really isn't that hard to give up, like watching movies that have sexual themes, or things like that. It's worth it in the end.
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