Being aware of all that is necessary for us in this life,

the Savior invites us to seek Him in every thought

and follow Him with all our heart.

This gives us the promise that we can walk in His light

and that his guidance prevents the influence of darkness in our life.

Seeking Christ in every thought and following him with all our heart requires that we align our mind and desires with his.

This course of action implies that we continually conduct our lives in harmony with the Gospel of Christ and focus daily on everything that is good.

Our ancient and modern prophets have constantly reminded us to resist temptation in order to avoid losing our spiritual traction and becoming confused,

disoriented, and disillusioned in life.

Metaphorically speaking,

yielding to temptation is like approaching a magnet with a metal object. The magnet’s invisible force attracts the metal object and holds it tightly for those who, for whatever reason, fall into temptation and are dwelling upon unrighteous actions, I assure you that there is a way back. That there is hope in Christ.

The magnet loses its power over it only when the metal object is placed far from it.

Therefore, just as the magnet is unable to exercise power over a faraway metal object, as we resist temptation,

it fades away and loses its power over our mind and heart,

and consequently over our actions.

I know that by following Jesus’s example,

we will avoid many tragedies

and undesirable behaviors that might cause family problems and disagreements, enslavement by evil addictions,

and anything else that would be against the Lord's commandments.

I invite all of us to hear Him in every thought

and follow Him with all our heart in order to obtain the strength and courage to say “no” and “get thee hence” to all the things that might bring unhappiness into our life.

I promise that the Lord will send an added measure of His Holy Spirit to strengthen and comfort us that we may become individuals after the Lord’s own heart.