Searching for D& C Reference

[Sunday21]

Dear Saints,

I am looking for a scripture in the D&C which says that Satan can not put thoughts into your head. People have told me that this scripture exists but I have not been able to find it. Thanks!

[Vort]

I know of no such scripture in the D&C, or anywhere else, for that matter.

[Sunday21]

I really appreciate your response. Perhaps I am looking for something that does not exist?

[Connie]

Nope. No such scripture. But here's a link you may be interested in: Devil

[Sunday21]

I am very grateful for your message. Unfortunately the link did not come in your message. Would you mind sending this link again? Many thanks

[Vort]

Click on the word "Devil" in Connie's post to see the link.

[Sunday21]

Thank you for your replies. Do you think that Satan can put thoughts in your head? Has anyone read anything about this?

[Connie]

What limitations are placed on Satan? Can he put thoughts into our minds? Can he perceive our thoughts?

Lawrence R. Peterson, Jr., high councilor, Salt Lake Brighton Stake. One of the most impressive doctrines found in the Book of Mormon is that Satan’s power over a person increases as that person becomes more wicked, until eventually the person is “taken captive by the devil” and bound with the “chains of hell.” (Alma 12:11.) Satan’s method is to influence the thoughts of men, tempting them and enticing them, always working “in the hearts of the children of men.” (2 Ne. 28:20.) Nephi chillingly describes the method: “He whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.” (2 Ne. 28:22.)

But Satan’s power is not unrestrained. Joseph Smith taught that Satan has no power over us unless we give it to him. (See Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1938, p. 181.) And Nephi explained that the righteousness of a people deprives Satan of his power, “for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for they dwell in righteousness.” (1 Ne. 22:26.)


From July 1984 Ensign

I Have a Question - Ensign Sept. 1995

[Dove]

You may be looking for D&C 6:16; Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart."

I strongly believe that the adversary can influence our thoughts, as I've experienced it for myself. Although, I am looking for scriptures that would back this up.

Hope you're able to find what you're looking for :-)

[Sunday21]

Brilliant! Yes this is it. Now this may sound silly but this scripture makes me feel uncomfortable about praying out loud. What do you think?