The temptation to divide and contend with church members

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The temptation to divide and contend with church members

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Currently, Satan is tempting church members with LGBT issues and other issues.
When I think about what Satan's temptations are like, I think back to the battles of my previous life.

The claims of Lucifer and his friends in a previous life.
Your way is too difficult, too painful, and all children will not be saved.
Your way is scary, my way is safe.
You are a racist.
You should be more compassionate.
You are wrong and I am right.

Lucifer's Method.
I am happy when my enemies are unhappy.
I don't care what happens to anyone but myself.
Divide and weaken the enemy, and increase your allies.
To do this, you tell lies and appeal to their emotions.
Give people what they want and take advantage of them.

One-third of the children of God supported Lucifer.

Lucifer proposed the impossible and haughty idea of changing Heavenly Father's plan to provide salvation for all.
It was not a feasible option comparable to the perfect plan that Heavenly Father had already prepared, but was designed to entrap and deceive people into following Lucifer.
Lucifer's goal was not the salvation of God's children, but to deprive himself of the honor and glory of his Heavenly Father.
When Lucifer proposed the seemingly wonderful idea of universal salvation, some of Heavenly Father's children who were spirits might have been tempted to short-circuit that it was right.
Because one wants to believe what one wants.

The way Lucifer sought to be unrighteous before God was to coerce all people to do His will.
To subject God's children to "coercion" was to threaten their freedom of choice.
Contrary to Lucifer's suggestion, the Lord's plan was to give us the opportunity for personal growth by giving us the right to choose good or evil.

Lucifer did not hate Heavenly Father; Lucifer liked and loved him.
That is why he grew to be knowledgeable and talented and became charismatic and popular.
Satan was an angel of God who had authority before God before the Fall.

However, Lucifer loved himself more than his Heavenly Father.
I thought that I would come to prevail over Heavenly Father.
And I thought Heavenly Father was somewhat wrong.
So, he wanted to take away the glory of God from the universe that Heavenly Father controlled.
Lucifer thought that Heavenly Father would understand and fulfill this desire.
He thought he was right and that what he wanted and what he said and did was right.

However, Heavenly Father condemned Lucifer's thoughts.
Instead of Lucifer's thoughts, Heavenly Father presented His plan of salvation.
He carried out His plan of salvation with His firstborn son, Jehovah, who was humble and excellent.
Because Jehovah was the firstborn, he always saw and interacted with his Heavenly Father.
In his early development, Jehovah grew by learning and imitating the example of his Heavenly Father and Mother, rather than from his brothers and sisters.

Lucifer felt betrayed by Heavenly Father, whom he trusted, loved, and believed in.
He felt that Heavenly Father was wrong and that Jehovah, the Holy Spirit, and the chief angels were being deceived, not knowing that they were wrong.

Lucifer hates his enemies, two-thirds of his children.
And he wants and works to make us as miserable as he is so that we will not be saved.

But Heavenly Father, Jehovah, the Holy Spirit, and we loved Lucifer and the one-third of God's spirit children who followed Lucifer.
The scriptures say "for the heavens wept over him." (D&C 76:26)

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