tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846085216258230399.post3002064270897335683..comments2023-07-03T09:35:38.476-06:00Comments on The Book of Mormon Today: Mosiah - Chapter 19Myke Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515375816353987662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846085216258230399.post-63720806519944535922010-01-10T08:42:11.069-07:002010-01-10T08:42:11.069-07:00I remember a general authority who talked about ha...I remember a general authority who talked about having a chance to steal a bottle of soda pop from a machine that had malfunctioned. He made the statement to the effect that if he wouldn't risk his exaltation for something great, why would he risk if for anything so small. <br /><br />That thought connects me to Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken" and helps me understand that the small things (taken one step at a time) are the ones that ultimately determine our character. <br /><br />Thus, I would say that Noah and the men who abandoned their families didn't just follow an evil course as a decision they made on the spur of the moment. Their characters (the ones that were finally capable of such acts) had been in the formation for many years, and so it wasn't a great leap for them in the final circumstance to do something the rest of us find nearly unbelievable.<br /><br />I don't think Judas' decision to betray Christ came at the last minute either. He had been paving the way for that despicable act for years.<br /><br />All of the above reminds me of how important it is to always be true to what we know to be right -- no matter what. A question I always ask myself in a moment of temptation is what effect a possible action might have on my worthiness to enter the Temple. Always remembering to keep to that standard should ensure the rightous ending I desire.D1Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510791618054567601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846085216258230399.post-81064548425742756432010-01-10T05:28:24.379-07:002010-01-10T05:28:24.379-07:00There are moments in our lives when we make decisi...There are moments in our lives when we make decisions that have lasting effect and determine ours and others opinions of us. Something in me feels sorry of these followers who made the decision to flee from their families either to save their own skins or to show allegiance to a bad leader. I can only imagine the regret and remorse that must have followed this decision. <br />As I liken the scriptures unto me, I wonder which decisions I have made in my life have been the turning points.dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020876556516072640noreply@blogger.com