Aware of Our Words
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Isaiah 58:13
“The fourth commandment is virtually transgressed by conversing upon worldly things or by engaging in light and trifling conversation. Talking upon anything or everything which may come into the mind is speaking our own words. Every deviation from right brings us into bondage and condemnation.”
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Counsels for the Church, p. 263
Sabbath TipHave you ever been involved in a Sabbath conversation that suddenly took a turn toward work projects, shopping, movies, sports, or other worldly topics? Perhaps you cringed, aware that by engaging, you would no longer be honoring this sacred time. By politely changing the subject or excusing yourself from the conversation instead, you can help others as well as yourself to avoid “speaking your own words.”
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