+ Elder Ephraim of Arizona

"Satan strikes us with thoughts like arrows, but he cannot conquer us unless our heart is receptive to them. However, he is very skillful, and once he has shot an arrow - that is, once he has attacked us with an evil thought - he observes our face and every movement of our body, and from that he assesses how well the arrow has struck our heart.

Therefore, when you are joyful, you should hide it within yourself, so that he will not uncover your carelessness and rob you through some temptation. Likewise, when you are sorrowful, do not show it to him, because if he discerns that cause of your sorrow, he will intensify your pain.

If you succeed in remaining balanced both when you are joyful and when you are sorrowful, the devil will not be sure what is happening within you, and thus he will not know how to fight against you."

+ Elder Ephraim of Arizona