“You don't have to live a life that's truer than true. You
don't have to have an excessive zeal that becomes fanatical and becomes
unbalancing. What you have to do is stay in the mainstream of the Church and
live as upright and decent people live in the Church--keeping the commandments,
paying your tithing, serving in the organizations of the Church, loving the
Lord, staying on the straight and narrow path. If you're on that path when
death comes--because this is the time and the day appointed, this the probationary
estate--you'll never fall off from it, and, for all practical purposes, your
calling and election is made sure.”
Bruce R. McConkie 1982 address given at the U of U
Also, as I continue to fall short, often making the same mistake over and over again, I find comfort in this scripture first pointed out to me by my mission president:
Speaking of whom the Lord blesses with Spiritual gifts the scripture reads:
"For verily I say unto you, they are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do;"
D&C 46:9
I definitely fall into the "him that seeketh so to do" category and even in that I fall short. It's only in the last few years that I've started to understand this principle, and apply it to my life, and it's helped me to pace myself, for life is a marathon, not a hundred meter dash.
Nice! I needed this McConkie quote for something I'm working on right now. Thanks.
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