Monday, January 25, 2010

Wickedness Never Was Happiness...

So today for B of M we read Alma 40-42.
GREAT CHAPTERS!! Alma is still speaking to his son Corianton but instead of begging Corianton to repent of his sins, Alma is testifying to him of Christ and the miracles that will happen when He comes to the Earth and the wonderful Plan of Salvation.
In chapter 40, Alma explains to Corianton what comes after death. He explains that the righteous will go to paradise and the wicked will go to outer darkness to await Christ's coming and the resurrection. It is interesting to think about this phase in the Plan...will everyone I love and know make it to spirit paradise?? Will I make it to spirit paradise?? I know that God is the only one who knows where we will be but I believe it is important to keep striving towards paradise and know that the Lord knows our hearts and knows how hard we strive to be righteous and if we try with all our heart, might, mind, and strength that we will be blessed.
In chapter 41, Alma explains a lot of things...one thing that stood out to me the most was that even though we will leave this mortal world...we will have the same attributes in immortality as we do in mortality! I like this for the most part...I have some attributes that I'm not fond of and I know other people do too...but it love that Heavenly Father loves us no matter what and we are perfect in His eyes, so much that He wants us to be the same now and for Eternity.
In chapter 42, Alma teaches of the Atonement. He teaches that only through God can we be saved. It breaks my heart to think about the Atonement...I'm so thankful for it and for My Savior Jesus Christ for Atoning for me...but it hurts me to think that I caused Him pain and that He sacrificed His life for me!! Sometimes I make stupid little mistakes that I know caused Him agony...it kills me!! I wish that I could just have a line drawn before me so I knew which path to choose and which decisions to make so that I would not mess up and add to the pain that Christ felt!! He is so loving and cares for each of us so much!! I am so thankful to have Him in my life and the knowledge of His great sacrifice! Without this knowledge, I don't know where I would be or what my life would be like...
As I read these chapters I realized that I knew all of this stuff!! But I realized even more how important it is to keep studying the things that we think we know the best...because in fact we don't know them as well as we could!
You have never studied the Gospel enough!! There is always room for growth in everything!! It is obvious in the scriptures how important it is to be continuously studying!! The scriptures repeat the same commandments, promises, warnings, blessings, stories, etc. How can it be that some people (myself included unfortunately) think that they know all they need about this Gospel and that they discontinue their studies?? I have faltered in this way and have realized the things I need to do and the things I will do from this point until Eternity.

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