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[Title] Chasing Perfection Commented [KJ1]: I also like The Lie of Perfection

[Kicker] One Satan is the master of lies, and one of the most convincing lies that we tell
ourselveshis most convincing lies is that we can become perfect on our own. Heres how we can
stop telling that lie. Commented [KJ2]: I wanted to deemphasize Satan here,
because the focus is on the Savior and what He can do for us,
not what Satan does to hurt us.
[Highlights of the source article]

The Church is full of hard-working, ambitious, good people, but it is easy for us to lose sight of
what truly mattersfeel that we good enough. Sometimes in our quest to be ye therefore perfect,
we think we can do it on our own. We create plans and expectations for ourselves that are neither
are necessary or from God. We lie to ourselves by thinking we can become perfect if we just
work really hard.
Like many of us, Tiffany Webster attempted to live her 15 year plan perfectly, but everything
came crashing down for her. When her perfect lie became too much to hide, she discovered
that she had been trying to live Gods plan Satans way. In her talk "The Perfect Lie " Tiffany
explains how she exposed this lie in her own life and how to overcome it.
Webster explains that itIt is delusional to believe that we can become like Christ without His
help. We become better as we accept our Savior into our lives and stop trying to do everything
on our own. It is easy to get caught up in being more: more kind, more loving, more healthy.
However, nNo matter how much we do or how much we try, we are nothing without Christs
help and strength.
We need to add Christ into the equation if we ever want to be all that we can be. Perfection is the
eventual goal, but God doesnt demand perfection from us today. When we stop chasing
perfection and start chasing the Savior, we become whole.
[Link to the source article] Watch The Perfect Lie by Tiffany Webster.
Source: https://www.mormonchannel.org
Commented [KJ3]: The phrasing is a little odd here. How
about, We create plans and expectations in our quest for
Godly perfection, but we dont rely on God when making or
executing these plans.
Commented [KJ4]: Is this a quotation? If not, Chicago
says it should be fifteen.
Commented [KJ5]: Could you add an example here?
Commented [KJ6]: I am a bit confused here. Is the lie
about the nature of perfection? Or is the lie that she was
presenting herself as perfect? Lets elucidate a little more
here. Define the perfect lie.
Commented [KJ7]: What
Commented [KJ8]: What was this talk a part of?
Commented [KJ9]: I changed all the straight quotes to
curly quotes
Commented [KJ10]: A quote in this paragraph and the
next will help keep the focus on Websters article. Or we can
paraphrase but attribute the paraphrase to Webster.
Commented [KJ11]: I felt like this paragraph was another
body paragraph, not a conclusion paragraph. Perhaps if we
re-quoted Webster to end the article, the article would feel
more complete.

[Byline] Laura Fuchs, Mormon Insights Ccontributor

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