Let us not be satisfied with “some disposition to do evil”

When President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Elder David A. Bednar were first sustained as members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, a witness of the divine origin of their calls came to me during the session. I was also given in that moment an understanding of the surpassing sacredness of the call and service of an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. I do not have the words to express that understanding because it was communicated Spirit to spirit without words. To think of it now reduces me to a depth of humility I have never before experienced
Elder Christofferson served for many years with Elder Uchtdorf among the presidents of the Seventy – that might be one reason why those two calls had such impact on him.

To be complete, however, repentance requires a covenant of obedience.

This sounds like the kind of thing we are to look for as, suggested by the Stake Presidency this morning, of things which will help overcome or avoid involvement in pornography.

You may ask, Why doesn’t this mighty change happen more quickly with me? You should remember that the remarkable examples of King Benjamin’s people, Alma, and some others in scripture are just that – remarkable and not typical.(Ezra Taft Benson, “A Mighty Change of Heart,” Ensign, Oct. 1989, 2-5.) For most of us, the changes are more gradual and occur over time. Being born again, unlike our physical birth, is more a process than an event. And engaging in that process is the central purpose of mortality.

At the same time, let us not justify ourselves in a casual effort. Let us not be content to retain some disposition to do evil.