Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Apostasy a consequence of bad choices

"Now, I need to be very clear about these historically reoccurring periods of apostasy and spiritual darkness. Our Heavenly Father loves all of His children, and He wants them all to have the blessings of the gospel in their lives. Spiritual light is not lost because God turns His back on His children. Rather, spiritual darkness results when His children turn their collective backs on Him. It is a natural consequence of bad choices made by individuals, communities, countries, and entire civilizations. This has been proven again and again throughout the course of time. One of the great lessons of this historical pattern is that our choices, both individually and collectively, do result in spiritual consequences for ourselves and for our posterity."

- M. Russell Ballard, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Learning the Lessons of the Past," General Conference, Apr 2009
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/learning-the-lessons-of-the-past?lang=eng

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