“They Were Continually Seeking to Destroy Us”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet

Why do those given up to wickedness, those who have rejected the true and living God, practice idolatry? Why don’t they just forsake worship in all forms, denouncing the very idea of a God? Why are simulated forms of true religion so frequently found among those who have spurned purity, righteousness, and obedience? Why must true religion be opposed by false religion? Why is religious ceremony so important to the irreligious?

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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