Sheri Dew came to the MTC while I was there and spoke to our Relief Society. She talked about what she would do if she were Satan to keep people from seeing/knowing the truth. There were 3 things she mentioned...
The first thing she said she would do is to get us all confused about who we are, so that we wouldn't understand that we are children of God, with inherent worth and potential waiting to be uncovered. And without knowing who we are, we would also be confused about what we really wanted in life or what we hoped for. And we would be blind to our own potential as sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father.
The second thing she talked about was that she would get us confused about the atonement and what it could do for us, making it seem too abstract or really far away from our understanding.
And the third thing, the last thing she mentioned was she would make us think that we could not receive personal revelation--answers, guidance, comfort, and love--from our Heavenly Father who so wants to communicate with us.
So essentially she was saying that these 3 things are our foundation where all other things are built off of. And if Satan can hit these things then he doesn't have to try very hard in other places--he lets us do the rest.
So then how important are these things--understanding the nature of God and ourselves, understanding Jesus Christ and His infinite atonement and how to use it, and understanding how to receive personal revelation from our Heavenly Father.
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