Elder Ulisses Soares: ‘Seek Christ in Every Thought’ @ 190th Semiannual General Conference

Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Sunday morning session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2020.
Summary points:
Resisting temptation requires daily and constant personal effort - and relying on the Savior.
The Savior set the example for how to overcome temptation.
Seeking to “hear Him” in every thought will bring the strength and courage to say “No” and “Get thee hence.”
Talk summary:
Seeking the Savior in every thought and following Him with a full purpose of heart requires aligning one’s mind and desires with His. This means living life in harmony with the gospel of Jesus Christ and focusing “on everything that is good.”
Despite continuous efforts to seek the Lord, inappropriate thoughts may penetrate the mind. If permitted and invited to stay, such thoughts can shape the desires of one’s heart, what they will become and what they will inherit for eternity. By choosing to have wholesome thoughts, “We can become more aligned with Jesus Christ” and more influenced by the Spirit.
Yielding to temptation is like approaching a magnet with a metal object. The magnet’s force attracts the object and holds it tightly. When the object is moved away, the magnet loses power. “As we resist temptation, it fades away and loses its power over our mind and heart, and consequently, over our actions.”
Such adjustment requires daily and constant effort, in addition to relying on the Savior. “Fighting against temptation takes a lifetime of diligence and faithfulness,” but the Lord is ready to help and promises blessings to those who endure to the end.
While on the earth, the Savior exemplified the importance of constantly resisting temptation as the enemy attempted to divert Him from His mission. “Get thee hence, Satan,” he said.
“I invite all of us to ‘hear Him’ in every thought and follow Him with all our heart in order to obtain the strength and courage to say, ‘No’ and ‘Get thee hence’ to all the things that might bring unhappiness into our life.
“If we do so, I promise that the Lord will send an added measure of His Holy Spirit to strengthen and comfort us, and we may become individuals after the Lord’s own heart.”