2 Nephi 28:21

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21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.

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All is well in Zion

We have discussed elsewhere that other class of people who are basically unrepentant because they are not doing the commandments. They are Church members who are steeped in lethargy. They neither drink nor commit the sexual sins. They do not gamble nor rob nor kill. They are good citizens and splendid neighbors, but spiritually speaking they seem to be in a long, deep sleep. They are doing nothing seriously wrong except in their failures to do the right things to earn their exaltation.

Spencer W. Kimball, Miracle of Forgiveness, pp. 211-212

The peril of this century is spiritual apathy.

David O. McKay, in Conference Report, Oct. 1907, p. 62

It is not possible, as some of us have supposed, for us to slip along easily, through this life, keeping the commandments of the Lord indifferently—accepting some of the doctrines and not others, and indulging our appetites or desires, and, because we consider them little things, failing to understand and comprehend our duty to them—and then expect to receive a fullness of glory in the kingdom of God.

Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, 2:14-15

The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is a season to be strong. It is a time to move forward without hesitation, knowing well the meaning, the breadth, and the importance of our mission. It is a time to do what is right regardless of the consequences that might follow. We have nothing to fear. God is at the helm. He will overrule for the good of the work.

Gordon B. Hinckley, "This Is the Work of the Master," Ensign, May 1995, pp. 69, 71.

The Devil Whispereth in Their Ears

Some of Satan’s most appealing lines are “Everyone does it”; “If it doesn’t hurt anybody else, it’s all right”; “If you feel all right about it, it’s OK”; or “It’s the in thing to do.” These subtle… [whisperings] make Satan the …master deceiver….Nephi has given to us the pattern or formula by which Satan operates.

James E. Faust, Ensign, Nov. 1987, p. 34

Pacifies = appease or placate

Cheats = swindle, mislead, fool, practice fraud, deceives by trickery

Flatters = compliment excessively and insincerely to win favor, feed vanity, or persuade

Leads = go in advance, conduct, escort, direct, to cause someone to follow a certain course

Carefully = thoroughly, painstaking, conscientiously