It's been a while since I've sat down to think what the world has to offer, what I have to offer.
I know that as a Latter-day Saint it's best to choose the right, but I also know that being part of the outside world, isn't always easy to go the extra mile to do or choose the right. If we were all to do the "right", the world would be filled of chaos; just because what is "right" in my culture or religion, isn't "right" to others. Morality is different all over the world.
What would you do if "DOING THE RIGHT" is doing the wrong thing under the eyes of others? If "DOING THE RIGHT THING" is really just not doing anything at all. The world sees the sinner and points. The world sees the sinner and judges. The world sees the righteous as the sinner. The world sees what we think should stay holy and tries to destroy something so perfect to make it irreverent.
President Thomas S. Monson encourages you to "DARE TO STAND ALONE"
The world has a lot to offer, but the church offers us security, love, and a home. Maybe the church doesn't offer materialistic things but its right on point on how to grow spiritually, it's right on point to making us better people.
"We may at times find ourselves surrounded by others and yet standing in the minority or even standing alone concerning what is acceptable and what is not," he said. "Do we have the moral courage to stand firm for our beliefs, even if by so doing we must stand alone? As holders of the priesthood of God it is essential that we are able to face — with courage — whatever challenges come our way."Remember that you are not alone, Our Heavenly Father is always there rain or shine. Temptations lose their power. Just when you feel like your lacking faith, remember that through prayer and through the scriptures you'll find comfort and strength.
"If our testimonies are not firmly enough rooted, such criticisms can cause us to doubt our own beliefs or to waver in our resolves," he warned, citing Lehi's vision of the tree of life in 1 Nephi 8, in which residents of the "great and spacious building" were seen mocking those who had partaken of the fruit, which is the love of God. Some of those mocked were ashamed and fell away into forbidden paths.
"What a powerful tool of the adversary is ridicule and mockery!"
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