Friends and pressure
Standing alone for a minute is cheaper than standing somewhere you did not choose for years.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentExodus 23:2
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.”
- New TestamentRomans 12:2
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
- Book of Mormon1 Nephi 8:26–28
“And I also cast my eyes round about, and beheld … a great and spacious building … and the manner of their dress was exceedingly fine; and they were in the attitude of mocking.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 6:34
“Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail.”
Where the Church has written about it
- For the Strength of YouthWalk in God’s Light
- Topical GuidePeer Influence
- General ConferenceTalks on peer pressure and standards
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