This week in New Testament class, we talked about how Satan tried three times to tempt Jesus Christ. We read this straight from the scriptures. I have found that when we read directly from these holy words, we are so much more able to feel the spirit. The Spirit helps guide us as we read straight from the pages of the scriptures. We talked in class about how Satan tempted Christ to do things that would allow him temporary and immediate pleasure. One of them was to turn a rock into bread after his fast. Another was to throw himself off the building and then command the angels to save him. In all the temptations that Satan threw at Christ, he was pleading with the Savior to give up greater blessings by taking a current satisfaction now. This can happen to us a mortals too, even if we seek to always follow Christ. We have to make a conscious effort to avoid the buffetings of Satan. This was a really important lesson for me to relearn so that I can look more to avoid the temptations I face each day.