"Having gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would not repent."
Mosiah 16:12
This is talking about people who are resurrected, but instead of endless happiness they are raised to endless damnation (verse 11). We see again that the difference here is choosing our own will rather than choosing the Lord's way. I think this is the fundamental error that we make in almost everything. When we forget to take God into account in everything that we do, we veer off course. God's way is better than our way... we will get farther and be happier, and be more than we could ever dream in mortality. He is the way to transcend our own frailties, mistakes, and limitations. Through him we can be purified and whole and, someday, perfect. That isn't even close to possible alone. ... Today, let's remember God, and repent, and listen, and learn his ways. He wants more for us, and if we walk his path, we can be more than we are, and we can help others to become so as well.
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