Back to Moroni not knowing what is happening with the affairs of the government back in Zerahemla assumes the worst. He complains of the lack of support and assistance to the weary and hungry soldiers defending their lives. Moroni has been fighting for many years now and is tired; ready to cleanse the inner vessel again if needed.So it must be with our own lives - to constantly guard against turmoils within because of our poor choices. If we have sinned; repent. If we are harboring doubts; study and pray to resolve and move forward. The Lord will not hold us guiltless for what we know to be right, but choose not to follow.
"All is not well in Zion. … We must cleanse the inner vessel, beginning first with ourselves, then with our families, and finally with the Church.’ (President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, May 1986, p. 4.)
“There are two methods of cleansing the inner vessel. The first is repentance. But if we do not repent, the Lord will invoke the second method of cleansing—from without. One way or another, the vessel will be cleansed.” (Larry Tippetts, Ensign, Oct. 1992, p. 21)
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