Much is feared in disobeying Heavenly Father for if we persist on grieving his spirit with our sin, He will cause sore affliction, famine, pestilence, and heavy burdens that hurts us to the core and to our family.  Heavenly Father and atonement of Jesus Christ is our only source of redeeming love and all happiness in this life and in the next.  Our very life, peace, and joy depends on blessings we acquire by obedience unto wisdom and truth of His ever guiding words in His book.  The welfare of those we care for are blessed in our blessings and snare in our cursings.  All can be lost to us in love of our family, our possessions, all that is pure, and well being of our soul in eternity.  Yet by atonement of Jesus Christ we can choose the path back to Heavenly Father at any given time that we choose to repent and be made clean and whole before Him.  We are eternal beings made by our Eternal Father and we have the freedom to choose in our hearts to overcome our momentary troubles and our weaknesses with righteousness and reap eternal blessings on the judgement day.

Our Heavenly Father has said in Mosiah 11:23, " Except this people repent and turn unto The Lord their God, they shall be brought into bondage; and none shall deliver them, except it be The Lord the Almighty God."  When we don't heed to Christ's words in the way we should learn, live, and be, our natural body and mind attempts to seek fulfillment in things of the world causing us to become slaves to addictions, self pride and become bondage to people who wants to bring our spirits down along with them.  Our Heavenly Father is slow to anger and is very patient in us attaining spiritual progress, yet when we continually deny His words by disobeying Him, we are left without protective guard against satan's influence and merciful blessings in our daily lives.  We can return to Him at any moment that we choose to obey His word and be forgiven of all our sins with repentant heart.

In the strength of the Lord people of Zeniff  was able to kill 3,043 Lamanites in one day and one night in chapter nine of Mosiah.  Heavenly Father has heard the prayers of His people who cried mightily to deliver them from their enemy.  I am grateful that our Father answers prayers of His people who sincerely and fervently seek Him for help and is merciful to deliver them into liberty.  Our God is faithful unto all those who turn their hearts back to Him in repentance, forsaking their sins, and become obedient to His words.  Heavenly Father's love and His ways are same as in ancient times, today, and forever therefore we can count on Him for deliverance, wisdom, and revelation in our dealings on earth to help us into all truth and righteousness.

Moroni chapter 8:25-26 of Book of Mormon states " and the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith unto the fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins; and the remission of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart; and because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth by diligence unto prayer, until the end shall come, when all the saints shall dwell with God."
I am greatful for Heavenly Father's works in our hearts whereby upon our obedience unto Him, He will provide us conviction to help us be qualified to spiritually mature unto eventual perfection.  Our Almighty God is mindful of each of us and our weaknesses and longs for us to grow by obedience and receive eternal exaltation in likeness of Him.  This exaltation in words of prophet Spencer Kimbal, "can only be earned by our works such as paying tithing, living the word of wisdom, having family prayers, fasting, attending meetings, serving..." Prophet Kimbal continued to say, " He must receive the ordinances, and he must be faithful, overcoming his weaknesses."  I am greatful for our latter day prophets who speak revelations from God to gather and direct all people unto Heavenly Father's  fold and into His rest.

Iniquities of our hearts and deeds leads to bondage of all forms in our daily lives.  We may proudly and easily claim to act and talk as we deem fit in how we offend others, but consequences to sin is grievous and wearing of heart. I used to think that Christ's yoke is hard for me because it's so hard to be good to those who hurt me but then I realize my trials brought on by disobedience on my part is far more miserable than if I had simply humbled myself despite anger and sadness and gave into Heavenly Father's will.  When I am walking though fire, I feel Heavenly Father has forsaken me but then I observe how my daily life is still blessing me with pleasures, home, and provisions and I tell myself that this is only a trial and I will be happy again just as how I came through all the other trials with each mercy I have been given in Father's due time.  It seems impossible for me to rejoice in Him when my pain is so deep and prolonging, but when I think of my daily routine I remembered I have been given moments and hours when I don't feel the sting of heartbreak but given rest in spirit upon pondering His holy words.  I will endure in doing good for eternity is my reward in presence of my all powerful and loving king of heaven and earth.

Heavenly Father has raised up a wise king Benjamin in Book of Mormon to rule over His people, and as the king obeyed His words the whole nation was blessed of God.  I am grateful for all of Heavenly Father's obedient people on earth that I can be blessed by their kind words and share in the wisdom and understanding of His ways to lead and encourage me.  I am thankful for the kind service they render me for they are faithful in their commitment in following Jesus Christ.  I am wholeheartedly grateful that Heavenly Father has provided us with a latter day prophet Thomas S. Monson to lead God's people in righteous path in these end times.  Heavenly Father's love for us is same as in ancient times and He grants spirit of revelation upon His chosen leaders to help and gather all souls unto Himself.  He desires that all will come into His fold and gain eternal life and I am eternally grateful that His love endures forever.

In the name of Jesus Christ we can repent of our sins and covenant with God to keep all of His words and be saved into eternal life with Heavenly Father.  We can be delivered from never ending torment that comes with following satan, instead by gift of free will that we all possess, we can choose the infinite goodness of God and gift of His Holy Spirit to lead us in all righteous paths.  By seeking in prayer for our hearts to be changed and be humbled, we can become righteous for our Heavenly Father is our spiritual Father who holds all power and mercy to bestow blessings and grant answered prayers.  In faithfully persevering in repentance and obedience, we will be given renewed heart where we can become perfected in mind and spirit like unto our glorious Heavenly Father in heaven.