"From my own experience in business and as a lawyer and church worker, and from my firsthand observations in this country and other countries of the world, there appears to be a trend to shift responsibility for life and its processes from the individual to the state. In this shift there is a basic violation of the law of the harvest, or the law of justice. The attitude of "something for nothing" is encouraged. The government is often looked to as the source of wealth. There is the felling that the government should step in and take care of one's needs, one's emergencies, and one's future. Just as my friend actually became a slave to his own ignorance and bad habits by refusing to accept the responsibility for his own education and moral growth, so,also, can an entire people be imperceptibly transferred from individuals, families, and communities to the federal government."
President Howard W. Hunter
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
"Reconcile yourselves to the will of God"
2 Nephi 10:23-25
23Therefore, acheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are bfree to cact for yourselves—to dchoose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life.
24Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.
25Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen.
The word "reconcile" has the following definitions:
I particularly like number 1 and 3 used in combination with this scripture. Life can get so busy, and many times I find that I need to reestablish a close relationship with God. I also find that as I bring myself to accept His will, He always has a way of taking care of me and knowing what is best for me.
23Therefore, acheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are bfree to cact for yourselves—to dchoose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life.
24Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.
25Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen.
The word "reconcile" has the following definitions:
1. To reestablish a close relationship between.
2. To settle or resolve.
3. To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.
4. To make compatible or consistent: reconcile my way of thinking with yours.
I particularly like number 1 and 3 used in combination with this scripture. Life can get so busy, and many times I find that I need to reestablish a close relationship with God. I also find that as I bring myself to accept His will, He always has a way of taking care of me and knowing what is best for me.
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