What Is the Pleasing Word of God and What Can It Do For Me?

Pleasing Word of God: found in the scriptures and in the messages from our [church] leaders.

What It Does:

• Heals the wounded soul
• Brings us hope and comfort in the darkness of affliction
• Bring a message of comfort to our heart and mind
• Fills us with hope
• Gives us the security that our eternal sealing will bless us and our posterity
• Gives us the security that if we live a faithful life, we will not lose any blessing for not having done certain things if we were never given the opportunity to do them
• Tells us that there is relief from the pain caused by the effects of sin
• Warns us that when we are trying to repent, that the process of remission of our sins can be interrupted when we become entangled in the vanities of the world and it can be resumed through faith if we sincerely repent and humble ourselves
• Invites us to use the power of the Atonement of Christ to apply it to ourselves and become reconciled with His will
• Shows us the need for continuous repentance in our lives so we can keep the influence of the Holy Ghost for as long as possible. 

We've been counseled in the last October 2015 General Conference to keep the Sabbath Day more holy. It was mentioned in several talks. The pleasing word of God says sometimes we can be distracted from doing this by the "vanities of the world". Here is a list of things we may need to work on:

Vanities That Can Interfere with Repentance Associated with Keeping The Sabbath Day Holy:

• Arriving late for sacrament meeting without a valid reason
• Arriving, without previously having examined ourselves, to eat the bread and drink from the cup unworthily
• Arriving without first having confessed our sins and having asked God for forgiveness for them
• Irreverent by exchanging messages on electronic devices
• Leaving the meeting after partaking of the sacrament
• Engaging in activities in our homes that are inappropriate for that sacred day

How the Companionship of the Holy Ghost Makes Us Better People:

• Won't be offended nor will we offend others
• Will feel happier
• Our minds will be cleaner
• Love for others will increase
• Be more willing to forgive and spread happiness
• Feel grateful to see others progress
• Will seek the good in others

Another theme I see is the need for continual repentance. We can't have the Holy Ghost as a companion if we don't repent of our sins. And it seems perhaps that one sin that us as Latter-Day Saints need repenting of is not keeping the Sabbath Day holy. 

[to read more in depth, see The Pleasing Word of God by Elder Francisco J. Vinas Of the Seventy)