Sidelines

Alma 60:7
"Can you think to sit upon your thrones in a state of thoughtless stupor, while your enemies are spreading the work of death around you? "

" It is not enough merely to speak of Jesus Christ or proclaim that we are His disciples. It is not enough to surround ourselves with symbols of our religion. Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessings of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not a primary way of worshipping.

Ours is not a secondhand religion. We cannot receive the blessings of the gospel merely by observing the good that others do.

We need to get off the sidelines and practice what we preach."

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf