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Jamie123, actually I have not "built my life around" the gospel. I was nearly 30 when I was baptised and became a member, and it was a couple of years after that when I found out and "knew", before that I had "believed". Glad you know you're a sinner, we all are. And more glad you know that God hasn't, and won't, give up on you. He loves you. why doubt? As for how I know, and know I'm not decieved, it's like explaining what salt tastes like. I know it was the Holy Ghost for a certainty, just can only say when you know, you'll know, and you'll know you know.

All I'm saying is that when God advises you to do or not do something, it's for your own good. Why not follow the advice of God? What exceptions could there be? Do you think God would tell you to do or not to do something and that advice would be harmful to you in some way?

Let's see. God is a god of truth, cannot lie, He loves his children, will not lead them astray, He's perfect in every way, and is unchanging. The Godhead included Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. All are "God", perfectly united in their love, knowledge, power, motivation, purposes. God, in this case the Holy Ghost, has told me clearly that the Church is true, that Jesus Christ is our Savior, that Joseph smith is the Prophet of God through whom Jesus Christ restored His gospel, His Church and His Priesthood, and brought forth the Book of Mormon for our benefit, and that Thomas S. Monson is God's Prophet living on the Earth today. So, since God told me these things, then yes, I do "know" them as true fact, incontrovertable, beyond any doubt or question.

Hopefully we'll all study it carefully after it's introduced to the Church in the November Worldwide Leadership Broadcast. It would be really nice if every one actually followed it. I can hardly wait.

"I'm not trying to justify anything it was merely an example. perhaps if you reread the previous posts before mine you would understand why i said what i said. The statement was made that feeling comfortable or being willing to do something in front of the savior was the measure to use when determining what is right or wrong. I simply disagree there are a number of things which many people would feel comfortable doing in front of the savior which are explicitly not ok." That's easy to say, but I have to believe they think they'll be comfortable simply because they don't really know the Lord and what His standards are. When the time comes that they do stand before the Lord, they probably won't be so comfortable. "well of course one will receive more blessings and be closer to god for fallowing all commandments and council. however to get back to the original purpose of the thread, is there a fundamental difference between council and commandment?" Did you just answer your own question? When we know the Lord, that he is perfect, loves us perfectly, took upon himself all our sins and ailments, heartaches and disappointments, and wants nothing but for us to become truly happy and become like him, and when he , or his servants, give us commandments, counsel, advice, or whatever you want to call it, that it's for our own good.......well, why would you not want to do it?? Just simply out of stubborness? Maybe pride? maybe rebelliousness?