I was conversing with a friend in my ward last night about some of the people who had become less active over the past year or so, including one who had previously served in a bishopric. Each of these individuals had reasons for their inactivity, and a common them was that someone had said or done something to offend them. While I believe that I am strong (or ambivalent) enough to avoid this pitfall, it is important to take the advice that Helaman gave to his sons Nephi and Lehi:
"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." (Helaman 5:12)
Satan will use whatever tactic he can to lure people away from the Church. While this is not news to anyone, I think that this is an important reminder to strengthen ourselves now so that when the time comes that we are tempted to drift away, we will be able to withstand it with our Savior's help.
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