It should be so simple

I recently concluded the Book of Alma in the Book of Mormon and it left me with some new impressions.  I was intrigued by the King Men as they were called and the decisions they made in their lives.  It made me relook at some of the decisions I am making in my life.

The people of Zarahemla had been a righteous people.  They knew and understood the gospel but in the space of a few short years some of them began to make different decisions.  A group of people decided that the free system of government established with the Judges was not what they wanted.  They wanted to go back to the old monarchy system of Kings.  I presume these people had some desire for power and authority and status that they did not enjoy in the new government. 

After overthrowing the government and installing a King, Moroni and Pahoran march against the new government, kill the King, and install Pahoran as the Chief Judge again.  They then proceeded to put to trial all those that had supported the King and the King Men.  Those that would not make an oath to support the cause of freedom and denounce the King Men were put to death.

Now this is where I find their actions very instructive.  These were people who had been faithful to the Gospel.  These were people who then turned against the voice of the people, violated the laws of the land, and tried to install a new Government.  The error of their ways was so apparent but they refused to see it.  The King had been killed, many of those that fought with him had been killed, and those that refused to take an oath to support freedom would also be put to death.  It should have been so simple but many refused and were put to death.

I was left pondering how that applies to us today.  I think that many times active faithful memebers of the Church turn against certain principles.  It should be so easy to see the error of their ways but they refuse to change their opinions.  Even though they know what is right, they choose death rather than what should be simple.  Although I don't want to call any principle or commandment trivial, there are some that seem less important and these are the most dangerous one.

I find one of the classics is attending Sunday School.  For some reason there is a fairly large segment of any ward that considers Sunday School optional and does not attend.  They choose instead to gather in the halls to gossip and waste their time until the third hour starts.  What is so hard about attending Sunday School?  You are already at church, you don't have to get ready, you don't have to make time, you just have to walk down the hall and sit down in the classroom.  It should be so simple.  But then I think the offenses grow from there.  There are those that now actually require some planning such as setting aside time to read the scriptures, pray, attend the temple, and a myriad other things.  Which of these simple things do we refuse to see and instead choose "death"?

I am so guilty of many of these things.  I do go to Sunday School but I don't do a lot of other things.  These are simple things.  I know they are right.  I know I am making a bad choice but when faced with the choice, I take the easier way out and say just kill me.  I know better.  It should be so simple to make the right choice but I don't.  Why is it that so many people do that?  I have been digging deep trying to figure it out and figure out my heart and mind.  It is not an easy thing to do.