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Revere the Sacred From an Article by D. Todd Christofferson 1. The Holy Scriptures 
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalms 119:105) Guard against treating lightly or even ignoring the sacred word.
Immodest fashions do not show reverence for the sacred.
Your journey on earth is an epic quest— A search in life for the very best. Along the way your heart will learn how good from evil to discern.
Evil, Tolkien reveals, is never freeing, always enslaving. To sin is not to set the will at liberty but to put it into captivity. To do the Good, by contrast, is to enable the will, to enlarge its freedom.
 [W]e live in a world of evil. There is a constant power, pulling us down. It is interesting to observe ow the father of lies, that wily son of the morning who was cast out of heaven, always has the means and capacity to entice , to invite, to gather to his ways those who are not strong and alert. Pornography is one of the hallmarks of our time. You know of the profanity of the school grounds and the street. Avoid it. Never let it cross your lips. Show your loyalty to the God of Heaven and to the Redeemer of the world by holding Their names sacred.
Flee the evils of the world. You cannot wallow about in lasciviousness, you cannot lie, you cannot cheat, you cannot take advantage of others in unrighteousness without denying that touch of divinity with which each of us came into this life.
This is His work and His kingdom, and He has said, “They who are not for me are against me.” There is no middle ground.
We must be true to the very best that is in us. Be loyal to your better self. Be loyal to the best that is in you.
If you cross to the devil’s side of the line one inch, you are in the tempter’s power, and if he is successful, you will not be able to think or even reason properly, because you will have lost the spirit of the Lord. ~George Albert Smith If there is any question in your minds or hearts about whether your personal conduct is right or wrong, don’t do it. Each of us has moral agency. If we are conscientiously trying to avoid not only evil but the very appearance of evil, we will act for our selves and not be acted upon. Much of what comes from the devil is alluring and enticing. It glitters and is appealing to the sensual parts of our nature. His message sounds so reasonable and easy to justify. His voice is usually smooth and intriguing. If it were harsh or discordant, nobody would listen. Some of Satan’s most appealing messages are: Everyone does it; if it doesn’t hurt anybody else, it’s all right; if you feel there is no harm in it, it’s okay; it’s the “cool” thing to do. Satan is the greatest imitator, the master deceiver, the arch counterfeiter, and the greatest forger ever in the history of the world.
I believe that in the future the opposition from Satan will be both more subtle and more open. While in some ways it may be more blatant, it will be masked with greater sophistication and cunning. We will need greater spirituality to perceive all the forms of evil and greater strength to resist it.
With all my heart I urge you to please help us push back the world. We must stand against the wind. Sometimes we must be unpopular and simply say, “This is not right.” It takes moral courage to do this!
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