Don’t Worry About The Bad Things
There are many bad things in the world. It seems like these bad things are trying to distract from our journey. It seems like these things are keeping us from reaching our goals. It’s very sad that this is true.
If we can be kept from our destination, there are some that will claim victory over us and we can not let that be. We must be diligent and not let others negatively affect us. That is why I love this quote from Bruce R McConkie so much:
Amid tears of sorrow—our hearts heavy with forebodings—we see evil and crime and carnality covering the earth. Liars and thieves and adulterers and homosexuals and murderers scarcely seek to hide their abominations from our view. Iniquity abounds. There is no peace on earth.
We see evil forces everywhere uniting to destroy the family, to ridicule morality and decency, to glorify all that is lewd and base. We see wars and plagues and pestilence. Nations rise and fall. Blood and carnage and death are everywhere. Gadianton robbers fill the judgment seats in many nations. An evil power seeks to overthrow the freedom of all nations and countries. Satan reigns in the hearts of men; it is the great day of his power.
But amid it all, the work of the Lord rolls on. The gospel is preached and the witness is born. The elect of God forsake the traditions of their fathers and the ways of the world. The kingdom grows and prospers, for the Lord is with his people.
