In my preparations for the
publishing of the book, I realized there were three
main topics that I had not adequately covered. One of them was the chapter I
called "The Devil's Throat." This is speaking of the
power of the adversary to distract and disrupt us. In reality, the adversary
does not have enormous power. He can't shape our lives and
ruin our ability to choose, but he can disrupt us,
and he can discourage us. I used the term "the
Devil's Throat" because, having lived in Brazil
for four years, Kathy and I visited this
amazing Iguazu Falls. And the water that comes
is like--it's such a deluge of water. But if you're ever
right up on the top, it seems so quiet and
peaceful, except that you can hear something falling. But if you weren't
attentive, you wouldn't know that
you were about to go 70 or 90 feet over the rocks
to a certain destruction. So we have to be careful. There is definitely
a negative power that is working against us. Listen what President
Eyring said about this: "That temptation to delay
comes from our enemy, Lucifer. He knows that we can never be
truly happy unless we have hope in this life and then
realization, in the next, of eternal life. It is the greatest of
all the gifts of God. And so Satan attempts
with procrastination throughout our
days of probation. Any choice to delay
repentance gives him the chance to steal happiness
from one of the spirit children of our Heavenly Father." Well, I know we'll be on guard
as you put the Savior first in your life. And you'll know when the
adversary is trying to distract you, and you will move ahead. I bless you that you'll
be able to do this.