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A Saint's Frustration

A book of scripture so completely pure
Can offer divine guidance from above
Which always comforts me so I am sure
It helps me through the hardest times with love.

It knows so much I cannot understand,
And has the keys to greatness eternal,
And though I realize it should be in hand
Persuasion caused intent to fade and fall.

And when I try to read the book so clean
Of stories of the prophets of the past
I need the prophet Nephi to be seen--
It's just to get my reading time to last.

Since visions may not come to later part,
I'll pray to keep the hope inside my heart.

(Original sonnet by Shane Hathaway, about 1990)

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Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us. And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God--he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark.

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