I don't feel like that is correct at all. Any time that I have felt cut off from the Lord it was because of personal iniquity. We have a promise from the Lord that we will /never/ be alone so long as we hold true to the covenants which we have been given. For those who have been baptized (I'm talking Mormon baptism here) and given the gift of the Holy Ghost, this means that we can always feel when the Holy Ghost is with us (again, if we have been living true to those covenants.) If there has not been a baptism, then the Light of Christ will always be with us (LoC is the part of us, soul, that knows the God exists and has been taught sufficiently to know what is good and what is evil.).
Christ had to be left alone. It was part of his duty to face that which no man would ever have to. It is part of his atonement for mankind. He suffered MORE than any man. I could never believe that he, after having been left alone, would allow us to be left alone. It was necessary for him, it is absolutely not necessary for us. So long as we are living true to /everything/ that we have learned (no offense, but I am implying that those you speak of are neglecting some part of the light that they have received) then the Light of Christ shall be with us. D&C 82:10 "I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise."
I've felt the influence of the Holy Spirit leave when I sin. It is the most terrible thing that happens to me. Worse then when my brother had his accident. Worse than when a good friend died. I feel as if I cannot live without that light in my life.
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Christ had to be left alone. It was part of his duty to face that which no man would ever have to. It is part of his atonement for mankind. He suffered MORE than any man. I could never believe that he, after having been left alone, would allow us to be left alone. It was necessary for him, it is absolutely not necessary for us. So long as we are living true to /everything/ that we have learned (no offense, but I am implying that those you speak of are neglecting some part of the light that they have received) then the Light of Christ shall be with us. D&C 82:10 "I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise."
I've felt the influence of the Holy Spirit leave when I sin. It is the most terrible thing that happens to me. Worse then when my brother had his accident. Worse than when a good friend died. I feel as if I cannot live without that light in my life.