Why would God allow that to happen? We have all heard some variation of this interrogative. There are sad and sick injustices rampant in the world. Perhaps we should reflect a bit more on who’s behind all the chaos. Perhaps we should reflect a bit more on what power influences are individual daily decisions.
Elder Marion G. Romney confronted the reality of evil and the scriptural based topic head on. He said: “A corollary to the pernicious falsehood that God is dead is the equally pernicious doctrine that there is no devil. Satan himself is the father of both of these lies. To believe them is to surrender to him. Such surrender has always led, is leading now, and will continue to lead men to destruction. Latter-day Saints know that there is a God. With like certainty, they know that Satan lives, that he is a powerful personage of spirit, the archenemy of God, of man, and of righteousness. The reality of the existence of both God and the devil is conclusively established by the scriptures and by human experience…. Satan is irrevocably committed to countering and overcoming the influence of the Spirit of Christ upon men. He is the representative, promoter, and advocate of [an] opposition in all things.”
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