Remember, remember, and.... remember

In Mosiah 4:11 it reads:

11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have ^atasted of his love, and have received a ^bremission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own ^cnothingness, and his ^dgoodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of ^ehumility, ^fcalling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing ^gsteadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.

I think the one of the most important words is this verse is remember. If I spent a little more time remembering who I am, who God is, who my wife is, who are those who have sacrificed in my behalf, who have gone on before me, I think it would help me put things in perspective. I am so absent-minded, and frankly, I think a lot of us are.

Up in Rock Creek, Wyoming there is a grave site for early pioneers who died on their journey to Zion from the Willie handcart company. There is a big rock monument that has the word "Remember" on it. This very word can cause reflection and pondering that can bring a variety of mixed emotions. I made the mistake of forgetting and not remembering how special and wonderful my wife is this past weekend.