President Boyd K.
Packer taught:
“No member of this church – and that means each of you –
will ever make a serious mistake without first being warned by the promptings
of the Holy Ghost.
“Sometimes when you have made a mistake, you may have said
afterward, ‘I knew I should not have done that. It did not feel right,’ or
perhaps, ‘I knew I should have done that. I just did not have the courage to
act!’ Those impressions are the Holy Ghost attempting to direct you toward good
or warning you away from harm” (“How to Survive in Enemy Territory,” New Era, Apr. 2012,3).