What does it mean to have a hardness of heart?

 Harden Not Your Heart

By Elder Christopher H. Kim

Of the Seventy

What does it mean to have a hardness of heart?

The Korean translation of “hardness” in the Book of Mormon is 완악 (Wan-Aak: 頑惡). This phrase uses the Chinese character “Wan” (頑), meaning “stubborn,” and “Aak” (惡), meaning “wicked.” When we harden our hearts, we are blinded, and good things cannot come into our hearts or our minds. We become stubborn and begin to place more focus on worldly desires, closing our hearts to the things of God. We choose to focus solely on our own thoughts while not accepting the opinions and guidance of others. We choose to not open our hearts to the things of God but instead to the influence of the things of the world and the adversary. When our hearts are hardened, we resist the influence of the Holy Ghost. We are “slow to remember the Lord,” and over time we become “past feeling” His words....

What can we do to not harden our hearts?

First, we can practice daily repentance....

Second, we can practice humility....

Third, we can trust and rely on our Savior.