refer in this text to 2 Ne. 28
“The Hebrew translation for devil is the ‘spoiler’ (Bible Dictionary, s.v. ‘devil.’ See also Robert Young, Analytical Concordance to the Bible (1972), p. 252). Satan is the spoiler because he would confound our moral compass and spoil our journey back to a loving Father in Heaven. Satan, ‘the Father of lies’ (2 Ne. 2:18), increasingly uses various devices, ancient and modern, to confuse us. He would convince us that joy is not where it is. And contrarily, he would have us believe that joy is where it is not. One of Satan’s most spiritually damaging lies which undermines our sense of self-worth and hope is that we cannot be forgiven of our sins.” (Richard B. Wirthlin, Ensign, Nov. 1997, pp. 9-10)