
Whoever
said that sin was not fun? Whoever claimed Lucifer was not handsome,
persuasive, easy, friendly? Whoever said that sin was unattractive,
undesirable, or nauseating in its acceptance? Transgression wears elegant
gowns and sparkling apparel. It is highly perfumed, has attractive features,
a soft voice. It is found in educated circles and sophisticated groups.
It provides sweet and comfortable luxuries. Sin is easy and has a big
company of bed fellows. It promises immunity from restrictions, temporary
freedoms. It can momentarily satisfy hunger, thirst, desire, urges,
passions, wants, without immediately paying the price. But, it begins
tiny and grows to monumental proportions. It grows drop by drop, inch
by inch.
(President Kimball, CR, April 1967, p. 66) |