And Christ truly said unto our fathers: If ye have faith ye can do all things which are expedient unto me.
But, like Moroni, there are warnings further warnings and prophecies:
24 And now I speak unto all the ends of the earth—that if the day cometh that the power and gifts of God shall be done away among you, it shall be because of unbelief.
25 And wo be unto the children of men if this be the case; for there shall be none that doeth good among you, no not one. For if there be one among you that doeth good, he shall work by the power and gifts of God.
We too often just skip over the injunction "if ye have faith" and read on, figuring that we will have joys and wonders and I wonder about the practical "selective blindness" of some folks that can only see the good in the world and in everyone. Everything is a movie where just loving someone magically transforms them from bad people into good people, conveniently forgetting that Jesus himself was nailed to a cross by people who he couldn't change. If Christ's love couldn't redeem, how can any of us manage to do better?
There are bad situations and bad people in this world and no amount of "positive mental attitude" or loving-kindness may not make a difference in those cases. I am not preaching not to make an effort, but don't be too discouraged if it fails. It certainly failed in the circumstances in which Moroni lived.
We all need to exercise faith that God and Christ will do what can be done in relation to every person. Everyone has choices to make and pay for, like the choice to disbelieve. We can certainly be a part of potential redemption, but not to think that we can somehow do better than the Divine can do.
