Heed Not

I wrote a few weeks ago about how unsettled I have been as of late in regards to the evil I see around me in the world, and I do not use the word "evil" lightly. I see, read, and hear so many things that cause me to lose hope and become discouraged. I've prayed a lot about this and thought a lot about it, too. How can I protect myself and those I love from the evils that so easily discourage me? My answer came in an unexpected way: through the lyrics of a hymn.
The hymn was "Let Us All Press On." I had heard and sung that song probably a million times before. I know the lyrics by heart, and I thought I had learned all there was to learn from that song. But, this time around, with these evils weighing heavily on my mind, these lines stood out to me above all:
"We will heed not what the wicked may say, but the Lord alone we will obey."
When I heard those words, I was struck in my heart by how simple, yet important, the solution to my problem was: Heed not.
It doesn't matter what wicked people say or do. I don't have to let it affect me. I will not heed those things, because the only thing that matters is what the Lord has to say. He is the one I will heed, through the words of the Prophet, through the scriptures, and through my own personal revelation. That's all that I need. I'm so grateful for the peace and clarity that that little piece of inspiration brought me.