And this is not all, my son. Thou didst do that which was grievous unto me; for thou didst forsake the ministry, and did go over into the land of Siron among the borders of the Laminates, after the harlot Isabel.
Yea, she did steal away the hearts of many; but this was no excuse for thee, my son. Thou shouldest have tended to the ministry wherewith thou wast entrusted.
So much scope here for the imagination. Corianton's first mistake was not tending to his duty. This is such a powerful lesson for a man. When he is at work, he should work. When he is at home, he should be a husband and a father. When he is at church, he should worship and serve. A man has something to be doing. He should do it. Idleness can kill spiritual progress very quickly. Idleness often leads to mischief. Any four-year-old can be an example of that. It doesn't really change for a forty-year-old.
Why was it no excuse for him? Why not all the other men who presumable followed after her? Because Corianton was ordained. He had the priesthood. He had a duty.
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