Chapter 12 - "...Men are unstable and foolish and quick to do evil..."
This whole chapter is a commentary by Mormon on the inconsistency of the Nephites and the nothingness of man.
The climax or moral of the chapter comes in verse 23 - "Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved."
That is what we must do - repent and hearken unto His voice.
12:2-3,5 - "...and how slow are they to remember the Lord their God, and to give ear unto his counsels, yea, how slow to walk in wisdom's paths..."
President Henry B. Eyring talked about this in the November 2007 Ensign, Pg. 66-69. "Sadly, prosperity is not the only reason people forget God. It can also be hard to remember Him when our lives go badly...then it can be hard for the Holy Ghost to bring to our remembrance the lifetime of blessings the Lord has given us from our infancy and in the midst of our distress...The key to the remembering that brings and maintains testimony is receiving the Holy Ghost as a companion."
We must let virtue garnish our thoughts, so we can have the Holy Ghost with us, so we can remember.
12:23 - "...Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved..."
If we want to be saved, we must act in faith and repent of our sins; this is how we apply the Atonement in our lives. It's effective and generous, and a huge blessing!
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