27 O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him.
28 Be wise in the days of your probation; strip yourselves of all uncleanness; ask not, that ye may consume it on your lusts, but ask with a firmness unshaken, that ye will yield to no temptation, but that ye will serve the true and living God.
29 See that ye are not baptized unworthily; see that ye partake not of the sacrament of Christ unworthily; but see that ye do all things in worthiness, and do it in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God; and if ye do this, and endure to the end, ye will in nowise be cast out.
Mormon exhorts us to
- hearken
- ask
- be believing
- begin
- come unto the Lord with all our hearts
- work out our salvation
- strip ourselves of uncleanness
- pray for what we really need (strength to serve and withstand temptation)
- Be worthy (act in the name of the Savior)
- endure to the end
Running through the entire passage as a thread of contrasting color is a list of what it means to be foolish in the days of our probation -
- despise and condemn
- doubt and wonder about the reality of miracles
- remain unclean
- be so focused on our lusts that even our prayers are full of them
- yield to temptation
- not be careful about our worthiness to participate in sacred ordinances
30 Behold, I speak unto you as though I spake from the dead; for I know that ye shall have my words.
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