Following General Conference and hearing the challenge from Elder Devin Durrant of the 70 to 'ponderize' a scripture a week, I decided to jump on the bandwagon. I found a Facebook group where we can share our scripture each week as well as tips to help with pondering and memorizing.
I also decided to write a post each Sunday about the previous week's scripture and what I learned through my study and pondering. It will be a good record for myself as well as my descendants.
I decided to start with my favorite scripture. It has long been a favorite. I had a print of this painting because I loved it...
And when I came across this scripture it just tugged at me, and made me think of the painting. I so look forward to finding myself in this place some day in the future. I long to feel His arms around me and to hear, "Well done, though good and faithful servant."
Over the last few months or year, I have gained a greater understanding of the incredible perfectness of the Plan of Salvation. I used to wonder why God put us here and allowed us to make so many mistakes. I have to admit that at times I wondered why Satan's plan was not the chosen plan. To have us all 'saved', with no baggage, sounded pretty good to me. But I can now see the perfect arrangement of all the elements of the Plan of Salvation. For God to accomplish his work (Moses 1:39) it has to be EXACTLY the way that it is. No other way would work. No other plan could come close. Because of this clarity I have been able to gain, I now view the Atonement with greater appreciation and awe. Jesus truly has redeemed me from hell, one of my own making. He has made it possible for me to have this time of testing and refining and learning from the mistakes I make, to every day be a little more like Him, and to be able to stand before the judgement bar and be found spotless, IF... I will honor the covenants I made to take His name upon me, keep his commandments and always remember Him. He will cover me with his mercy and his grace and be my advocate with the Father. What a gift!
When we understand how and why
this plan was conceived and enacted we can truly see how much the Father loves his children and has provided every resource to give them every possible chance to return to Him. If they do not, it's because they will have chosen not to. He will not force us, but every opportunity and His endless mercy invite us to choose to. It's a choice we make repeatedly. Over and over. Every day. Every hour. Every minute. Every choice. Come unto me.
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