"And therefore, he that will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know them in full.
And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries; and then they are taken captive by the devil, and led by his will down to destruction. Now this is what is meant by the chains of hell."
Alma 12:10-11
The idea of losing knowledge is scary, but it makes sense. When we stop practicing something, we can lose abilities... playing an instrument, speaking a language, participating in a sport, etc. If we aren't actively doing it, then we get rusty and it is difficult to restart. Perhaps, as the scripture suggests, we could even get to the point of knowing nothing because we haven't tried something since childhood. That seems like a really good motivator to not harden our hearts and to make sure we're staying in tune with God.
Today, let's remember that we have to keep working at our faith and our testimonies and our connection with God, every day. Let's not lost the progress that we've made, or forge our own chains. Rather, let's look to God, who can help us get through anything, and who is the one that can perfect us and help us learn to be our best selves... better than we can imagine. Let's go all in with God, and keep at it--keep learning, and knowing, and becoming.
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