When I was a little girl, we sang a song at church called Keep the Commandments. Keep the commandments; keep the commandments! In this there is safety; in this there is peace. He will send blessings; He will send blessings. Words of a prophet: Keep the commandments. In this there is safety and peace. ~LDS Children’s Songbook Except this is what I heard in my mind as I sang those words: Always be perfect; always be perfect! If you don't you'll be in danger; if you don't bad things will happen. Perfection brings blessings; Mistakes brings punishment. Listen to the prophet: Always be perfect. In this there is safety and peace. I guess it comes as no surprise I didn't like that song very much. And by "didn't like" I mean I hated it. So much so that I usually wouldn’t sing it but just mouthed the words. Fortunately, as I got older I came to realize that God didn’t expect me to be perfect while here on ea...
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