Do Not Be Decieved.

This week I have been pondering about how we can be easily deceived by Satan. In the scriptures he is called the father of all lies. He is very good at making bad things seem good and good things seem bad. He is so careful in using the right kind of trickery to deceive us into doing his will. There are so many people that are his instruments to entice us to doing things that aren't right. In 2 Nephi 28 it talks about many ways that Satan tries to lead us astray. He makes sin look fun and harmless with little to no consequences. He makes the doctrine of Jesus Christ look foolish.  However, I know that when we give in to these temptations of man and not heed to the guidance of the spirit we can be led down a very dark path. I also know that if we have a change of heart and turn to the Savior and repent, we can be saved by His grace. The way of the Savior is the way of truth and light! He is the light of the world and we are his disciples and should always be striving to be more like him. I know that if we stay on his path and obey the commandments we will be back in His presence.
I watched this Mormon Message and loved it! The Holy Ghost is real and He will help to lead and guide us throughout our life in all circumstances.

I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true restored gospel of Jesus Christ and I pray that we all can not be deceived into the trickery of Satan and stay in tune to the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

The small and simple things

I wanted to share my thoughts on what I have taken away this week in my Book of Mormon class. In my gathering on Thursday this question was asked, 

"What would you do to avoid the temptations of Satan and take advantage of the blessings of the Atonement? 

My first thought was that little things mean a lot. When we do those little things to stay close to the Savior such as; scripture study, personal and family prayers, going to church each week, attending the temple and keeping the commandments.  When we do these little things in life then the big and harder things get easier. These little things that we have been counseled to do have the biggest effect and are sometimes are the hardest to do. Consequences are very clear if we choose to fall off the straight and narrow path that we should strive to be on. We have been counseled by President Gordon B. Hinckley to be a ensign and a light to the world. I hope we can accomplish this and be better Disciple of Christ by keeping hold to the Iron Rod by doing the little things that affect the big things.