Thursday, August 4, 2011

The simple way up

   "And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him," Of Jesus Christ, "this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!
    For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father.. That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God..
    And again we bear record-- for we saw and heard, and this is the testimony of the gospel of Christ concerning them who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just--
    They are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial..That by keeping the commandments, they might be washed and cleansed from all their sins..who overcome by faith..
    They are they into whose hands the Father has given all things-- Wherefore all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs, and they are Christ's, and Christ is God's..

And they shall overcome all things."

-Doctrine and Covenants 76:22-24,51-61

Keep the commandments given through prophets of old, and a living prophet today, Thomas S Monson. BY keeping the commandments, Christ's sacrifice WILL bring us back home. I know this is true.  Heavenly Father loves us. One being is as precious in his sight as the other.. (Jacob 2:21) The formula for the return is written plainly, and preciously through His holy records.
The way is straight.
The gate is open.
Be there every Sunday to renew those sacred promises you have made or can make with him, for baptism is just the beginning, the entry. Your Father and your Savior are more intimately and personally aware of your every feeling than you can know. There is so much more in store. Experiencing Heaven does not have to start at death. It can start now.