Gems-Teachings: Beware of the Pitfalls

[invitingspirit]

"To all who walk the pathway of life, our Heavenly Father cautions: beware the detours, the pitfalls, the traps. Cunningly positioned are those cleverly disguised maka-fekes [octopus lures] beckoning us to grasp them and to lose that which we most desire. Do not be deceived. Pause to pray. Listen to that still, small voice which speaks to the depths of our souls the Master's gentle invitation, 'Come, follow me' (Luke 18:22). By doing so, we turn from destruction, from death, and find happiness and life everlasting."

(Thomas S. Monson, "True to the Faith," Ensign, May 2006, 20)