I

You must reach a place where, no matter what circumstances,

they cannot change your resolve.

Only then will you be someone who truly loves and pursues the truth.

When some difficulty befalls you, if you retreat, become negative,

and let go of your resolve, this will not do.

You must have the strength of one who is ready to put their life on the line,

and say, “No matter what happens to me—

even if I die, I won’t abandon the truth or my goal to pursue the truth.”

Then nothing will be able to stop you.

If you really face difficulties, and are driven into a corner,

God will act, God will act.

II

You must have this understanding:

“No matter what I encounter,

they are all lessons that I must learn in my pursuit of the truth—

they have been arranged by God.

I may be weak, but I’m not negative;

I’m grateful to God for giving me the chance to learn the lessons,

and for setting out this situation for me.

I cannot let go of my resolve to follow God and gain the truth.

Were I to give it up, that would be the same as conceding to Satan,

the same as ruining myself, and betraying God.”

This is the kind of resolve you must have.

III

Whatever small matters you encounter,

they are all little episodes in the progress of your life.

You must not let them block the direction of your progress.

When you meet with difficulties you can seek and wait,

but the direction of your progress must not change.

No matter what others say, or how they treat you,

and no matter how God treats you, your resolve must not change,

no matter how God treats you, your resolve must not change,

your resolve must not change.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. Only by Often Living Before God Can One Have a Normal Relationship With Him