“When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.”
It is wonderful to me how volumes can be spoken in a single sentence, and I admire those who can do it.
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I dwelled on verses 40-44 of Moroni 7 today. The LDS Institute Manual, pages 392-3, is a wealth of information on these verses, and they are most encouraging to a soul such as mine, putting one foot in front of the other in faith and hope that I can cling to the rod and make it through the daily challenges of this life better for the experience.
In a non-eloquent sentence chain, it goes like this: Faith is essential and it is built on hope. Faith and hope are both built on complete charity, being the pure love of Christ where one finds their self by truly caring about others. Faith, hope, and charity all require meekness.
Neal Maxwell succinctly explained that "meekness does not translate to weakness, but ‘it is the presentation of self in a posture of kindness and gentleness. It reflects certitude, strength, serenity; it reflects a healthy self-esteem and a genuine self-control’".
--Neal A. Maxwell, “Meekly Drenched in Destiny,” in Brigham Young
University 1982–83 Fireside and Devotional Speeches [1983]
I hope to keep practicing these principles throughout the rest of my life. After all, the Lord is much more likely to assist the man who actively works at developing faith, hope, charity, and meekness than "the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.”
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