Elder Perry

(For extra credit)

During this conference I noticed that there was a larger emphasis on complete obedience to God’s commandments, and I thought that L. Tom Perry had a very good thought when it comes to being obedient. Elder Perry said that obedience to God’s laws brings liberty. Sometimes we think of the commandments as something overbearing, as rules that are forced upon us, but that is not the case at all. God has given us the commandments to keep us from Satan and the binding chains of sins. In this sense we are experiencing liberty from the bonds of misery that we may otherwise fall into. Perry also stated that “none of us should underestimate how determined Satan is to succeed.” From this I took that we should never think we are safe enough from Satan to stop doing what we are commanded to do. We should always strive to keep the protection that comes from keeping the commandments, because God wants to protect us so badly. We are free to choose for ourselves whether or not we will allow God to protect us, because God cannot and will not force anything upon his children. I know that each commandment is in place for a reason, and that following them will bring blessings.