Nehor

There are many people like Nehor who preach false doctrines mixed with partial truths. A lot of time they will take the truth and skew it in a way that will "benefit" themselves. I put benefit in quotations because it really isn't a benefit to them but it is what the teacher wants temporally not eternally.

One of the sad things about this is as the preacher continues to teach others, many will see these teachings as truth. So these people take their truths and out of innocence and not knowing better continue to pass these teachings on to their children and they to their children and so forth. Not only can false teachings affect the one teaching them but they can affect their whole posterity and could affect thousands of people until someone breaks the cycle.

How do we break the cycle?

I would say by educating one's self and humbly thirsting for knowledge and truth. An example of someone who this happened to was Joseph Smith. He wanted to know what teaching being taught were true. There was so much confusion and religious contradictions he didn't know which church to attend, he just wanted to learn the truth. So he humbly knelt to pray to God, to know what he should do.

We can also live our lives in a way where we can recognize the promptings of the spirit. By doing so the Holy Ghost will lead us, he will let us know if what we are learning, teaching, or doing is correct. However, we still have the choice of whether we listen to the still small voice and adjust our lives accordingly or if we ignore it and continue to make poor choices.

I know the church is true, I am striving each and everyday to gain a stronger testimony. As I act upon the teaching of the Holy Ghost I am filled with joy and my sorrow is reduced.

I want to leave you all with a quote I really like

Today is Yesterdays effect and tomorrow's cause

-  Phillip Gribble