What scriptures will help us resist temptation?
There are three categories of disobedience to God–actions, words and thouights. If we can acquire thought control we can avoid all three forms of disobedience.
How does Matthew 20:30 fit in with celestial marriage?
There is no marrying in heaven, but those who are married in the holy temple during mortality, if they keep the covenants made in that holy ordinance, they will remain as husband and wife in their exalted state throughout all eternity.
Why it is so hard to turn the other cheek?
If we take judgement and punishment into our own hands, we will likely give either too much or too little, If we leave it in the Lord’s hands the punishment will be excruciatingly appropriate.
How can I keep my testimony when I feel so depressed all the time?
Depression is not a sin, it is an illness. A testimony is not a feeling, it is the revealed knowledge of the truth.
How can I avoid temptation when I am around young women?
In order to overcome temptation and avoid evil we much control our actions, our words and our thoughts.
What is the difference between pornography and art?
Art ennobles the mind and pornography debases it. What may be art to one person may be pornography to another.
Should I marry my non-member sweetheart?
The Holy Spirit will never inspire a person to marry outside of the temple, or to violate any other of the commandments of God.
How can I control my thoughts?
Since Satan never gives up in trying to get us to think bad thoughts, we should never give up in trying to overcome them.
If a divorced person marries again is that considered adultery?
When the Savior says “he who puts away his wife causes her to commit adultery,” he is referring to a separation without a legal divorce. When the Savior refers to a legal divorce he uses the term “writing of divorcement.”
Why did David remain so loyal to Saul and honor him even though David had been anointed to be the new king?
The way David honored Saul in his calling as king is an example for all of us to honor and sustain our ecclesiastical leaders.
