Elder Dallin H. Oaks
“Satan is the great deceiver, the father of lies (see John
8:44). This is not because Satan tells only lies. His most effective lies are
half-truths or lies accompanied by the truth” (Dallin H. Oaks, “Reading Church
History” [address to Church Educational System religious educators, Aug. 16,
1985], 3).
Elder L. Tom Perry urged us to have the courage to reject
modern-day Nehors and their messages:
“Nehor’s words
appealed to the people, but his doctrine, while popular to many, was incorrect.
As we face the many decisions in life, the easy and popular messages of the
world will not usually be the right ones to choose, and it will take much
courage to choose the right” (L. Tom Perry, “Choose the Right,” Ensign, Nov.
1993, 67).
