Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts Unceasingly

December 24, 1013, 6:55 am:

I have been pondering the following scripture for a couple days now:

 45 Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.

 46 The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion, and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever. -- D&C 121:45-46

Basically I have been trying to figure out how to get closer to God and to start trusting in Him more. I discovered that the answer was too simple. In fact, the answer was so simple, I couldn't come up with it on my own. . . .If I want to "wax strong in the presence of God" all I have to do is "have charity. . .and let virtue garnish [my] thoughts unceasingly"! The promise is clear.