In Nephi’s day, “a flaxen cord would [have been] made of fine, light-colored fiber manufactured from flax [unspun fibers of the flax plant]—its individual strands soft and thin and easily broken, but as a cord, soft to the touch yet strong and unyielding. If we continually rationalize our involvement with “little sins” we are being subtly, ever so gently, led away by Satan until eventually we will become bound with his “strong cords” (Williams, “Shield against Evil,” 31).
What flaxen cords have you experienced in your life? What is the best way to deal with such temptations?