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(3/2/04)
"Apathy, or the 'all is well' (2 Ne. 28:21) syndrome, is
another snare to be avoided. 'The peril of this century,' declared Elder David
O. McKay (later, President of the Church) when he was a member of the Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles, 'is spiritual apathy.' (Conference Report, Oct. 1907, p.
62.) This spiritual apathy, complacency, and procrastination all lead to
spiritual weakness and leave us dangerously susceptible to the ravages of
temptation and sin. Failure to actively seek righteousness can cost us our
exaltation as surely as choosing wickedness." - Clyde J. Williams, "A
Shield against Evil," Ensign, Jan. 1996, pp. 30-31
(3/23/04)
"Sherem, the anti-Christ, was able to deceive many Nephites in the time of
Jacob because of their lack of scriptural knowledge (see Jacob 7:1-3, 23). Likewise,
today some individuals by their smooth words and learning may deceive members of
the Church. These modern Sherems call for such things as modifications in Church
doctrine and liberalized moral standards. They call into question the decisions
and directions of the Lord's anointed servants, and some members are led into
inactivity and even apostasy by these people because they do not search and
understand the scriptures as illuminated by the light of the Spirit." -
Clyde J. Williams, "A
Shield against Evil," Ensign, Jan. 1996, pp. 28-30
(4/25/04)
"A change of heart and a will to live righteously can bind Satan. Thus, in
the Book of Mormon we find accounts of those who had received a mighty change in
their hearts and could say, 'We have no more disposition to do evil, but to do
good continually' (Mosiah 5:2;
see also Alma 19:33)."
- Clyde J. Williams, "A
Shield against Evil," Ensign, January 1996, p. 33