Helaman 16, Ether 13

21 And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.
22 And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come.

This is something to watch out for. It's so easy for Satan to stir up any number of things. Satan is great about putting thoughts in my head. I sometimes have a hard time getting the thoughts out once they are in. I pray about it all the time, but I must be doing something wrong in arming myself against his attacks. I have to think about who i want to have in control of me, and Satan is not it. Foolish and vain. Satan puts foolish things in my head, and even in dreams I have at night. It's not fair play when he does it at night, when the defenses are more down than during the day. I wonder what all the definitions of vain are. I don't have a lot of vain thoughts about my appearance. I wonder what else it means.

23 And notwithstanding the signs and the wonders which were wrought among the people of the Lord, and the many miracles which they did, Satan did get great hold upon the hearts of the people upon all the face of the land.

It's interesting how miracles are shown to be time and time again, not faith building. You'd think that water to wine, or any other miracle would prove things and spur faith but it often doesn't. It's interesting.


Ether:
13 And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he ahid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.

For about a week now I have been thinking about what I should share about certain things, who I can tell things to, when enough is enough. It's just interesting this verse popped up when I was thinking about that.