"With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee" (Psalm 119:10-11).
The gospel is an affair of the heart. The Lord doesn't want just our mind--our intellectual commitment to His gospel. He wants mind, heart, and soul. He expects total commitment, as expressed by the people of King Benjamin: "The Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent . . . has wrought a mighty change . . . in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually" (Mosiah 5:2).
One very good way of hiding His word in our heart is to read it, ponder it, memorize it, and apply it in our daily lives.
The ordinances of the temple are not to be spoken outside. Therefore we must “hide” the words in our hearts--internalize and treasure them. As we do so, they will protect us from the temptations of the world.
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