Voices

I attended a sacrament meeting in Colorado a few months ago and was struck by this quote of James E. Faust's from the speaker:

"The Spirit's voice is ever present, but it is calm. The adversary tries to smother this voice with a multitude of loud, persistent, persuasive and appealing voices:

• Murmuring voices that conjure up perceived injustices.
• Whining voices that abhor challenge and work.
• Seductive voices offering sensual enticements.
• Soothing voices that lull us into carnal security.
• Intellectual voices that profess sophistication and superiority.
• Proud voices that rely on the arm of flesh.
• Flattering voices that puff us up with pride.
• Cynical voices that destroy hope.
• Entertaining voices that promote pleasure seeking.
• Commercial voices tempt us to spend money for that which is of no worth, and/or "labor for that which cannot satisfy." (2 Ne.9:51)"

"Now what do we hear in the gospel which we have received? A voice of gladness! A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of truth out of the earth; glad tidings for the dead; a voice of gladness for the living and the dead; glad tidings of great joy." (D&C 128:19)

"...the voice of the Lord is unto the ends of the earth, that all that will hear may hear;"
(D&C 1:11)