On the sweetness of Mormon life.

You grump. You decide to get vexed at your wife. What’s the reason? It doesn’t matter. Any reason will do. She says, are you coming to bed, honey? Nope, you say. That will teach her.

Well, read me our conference talk then. (You and she read part of a conference talk each night before sleep.) You are too grumpy to think of a reason not to.

You start reading where you left off.

We must be alert because small choices can bring great consequences, just as going to bed early and waking up early have great consequences. Doctrine and Covenants 88:124 teaches us, “Arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.” Those who go to bed early wake up rested, with the body and mind invigorated and blessed by the Lord because of obedience.

What may appear to be of little importance, such as going to bed late, not praying for a day, skipping fasting, or breaking the Sabbath—such little slips—will make us lose sensitivity little by little, allowing us to do worse things.

Geez, Lord, how ’bout a little sublety? You go to sleep.