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Sunday, March 11, 2012
I was reading today in Jacob 1:8 and was impressed by Jacob's wish that he and his brother, Joseph, could convince all men not to rebel against God but that all men would believe in Christ and bear the shame of the world. It is interesting how often we, as members of the LDS church, have difficulty bearing that shame of the world. Just like in Lehi's dream, we see the people in the large and spacious building pointing their fingers and mocking us when we will not join them in partaking of earthly pleasures and sin. It must be something that is built into our human nature that we seek approval and acceptance by other people to the point, at times, when we compromise our standards or feel ashamed of who we are and what we believe. I hope that I can become the kind of person who is self confident and faithful enough to declare my beliefs in any situation and not ever feel ashamed of my beliefs and standards.
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