easiness and willingness
The phrase "easiness and willingness" really jumped out at me as I was reading Helaman 6:36. "And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon the Lamanites, because of their easiness and willingness to believe in his words." Contrast that to the previous verse: "And thus we see that the Spirit of the Lord began to withdraw from the Nephites, because of the wickedness and the hardness of their hearts." Choosing to disobey commandments, to accept sin, to not try to be and do better (repent) every day leads us to dwindling in unbelief and growing in wickedness and abominations (verse 34). A few verses earlier (verse 31) we learn more about what the Nephites choose to do (or not do). They Turned out of the way of righteousness Trampled under their feet the commandments of God Turned to their own ways Built up to themselves idols of their gold and their silver The wording "did build up unto themselves idols of their gold and their silver...