As a depressive, I have made a lot of effort trying to understand Moroni 10:22.
And if ye have no hope ye must needs be in despair; and despair cometh because of iniquity.
Thanks a heap, Moroni. That's just what I need when I'm feeling down: a reminder that I caused all my own problems.
Lately I've been having a difficult time feeling any hope for the future. Work and school and health and finances and family are all endangered because of the Idiot Constituency that dominates at the polls. I see nothing changing as the nation proceeds to double down on stupidity. I'm awash in despair, but I'm not iniquitous. So does Moroni 10:22 not apply?
I think I saw a fuller picture when I remembered Mormon 3:12.
Behold, I had led them, notwithstanding their wickedness I had led them many times to battle, and had loved them, according to the love of God which was in me, with all my heart; and my soul had been poured out in prayer unto my God all the day long for them; nevertheless, it was without faith, because of the hardness of their hearts.
Mormon's lack of faith comes from iniquity, but not his own. It's the iniquity of his wicked people that undermines his faith.
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