Jacob 2:3

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3 And ye yourselves know that I have hitherto been diligent in the office of my calling; but I this day am weighed down with much more desire and anxiety for the welfare of your souls than I have hitherto been.

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Jacob 2:3

Weighed down

There are no heavier burdens in life than those associated with sin. It is not the sinner alone, however, who must suffer the effects of waywardness; there are no private sins, no transgressions which affect the sinner alone. In point of fact, the burden of sin often rests heaviest upon the righteous, those who have eschewed its very appearance. History attests that nations are toppled by individual immorality, public institutions by concealed corruption. Parents and family members too frequently mourn out their days because of the mistakes of loved ones. Conscientious spiritual teachers and leaders likewise feel the oppressive effects of sin: they weep and yearn and pray for divine direction and heavenly assistance in behalf of their wandering sheep.

Millet and McConkie,

BOM Doctrinal Commentary, Vol 1, p. 11

President Joseph F. Smith taught: "There should [not] be any of us so unwisely indulgent, so thoughtless and so shallow in our affection for our children that we dare not check them in a wayward course, in wrong-doing and in their foolish love for the things of the world more than for the things of righteousness, for fear of offending them."

Gospel Doctrine,

5th ed. [1939], 286

"Men’s thoughts are secret and cannot be pried into by other men, or for that matter by the devils…

However, the Lord can and does on occasion reveal to his prophets the thoughts and intents of the hearts of men."

Bruce R. McConkie,

Mormon Doctrine

The gift of discernment operates basically in four major ways.

First, as we "read under the surface," discernment helps us detect hidden error and evil in others.

Second, and more important, it helps us detect hidden errors and evil in ourselves. Thus the spiritual gift of discernment is not exclusively about discerning other people and situations, …it is also about discerning things as they really are within us.

Third, it helps us find and bring forth the good that may be concealed in us.

David A. Bednar,

Ensign,

Dec. 2006 [salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2006], 35

If men’s secret acts shall be revealed it is likely that their secret thoughts will also be revealed….

The one who harbors evil thoughts sometimes feels safe in the conviction that these thoughts are unknown to others….

Accordingly, men’s deeds and thoughts must be recorded in heaven, and recording angels will not fail to make complete recordings of our thoughts and actions….There will be no omissions in the heavenly records, and they will all be available at the day of judgment.

Spencer W. Kimball,

The Miracle of Forgiveness

[salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969], 108-109

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Every Idle word

Its suprising that many don't also think what they say on the internet will be used also.

I guess one would need to believe in what the versus say at the level they are written at first but I don't think an anon name on the web keeps anyone hid from God either.

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Oh but it's not in person or out loud so it doesn't count.