Thought for Thursday 5/8/14 - Henry B. Eyring on the love of Heavenly Father: We can depend on that unfailing desire of the Savior to bring all of Heavenly Fathers spirit children back to their home with Him. Every faithful parent, grandparent, and great-grandparent shares in that desire. Heavenly Father and the Savior are our perfect examples of what we can and must do. They never force righteousness because righteousness must be chosen. They make righteousness discernible to us, and They let us see that its fruits are delicious. Every person born into the world receives the Light of Christ, which helps us see and feel what is right and what is wrong. God has sent mortal servants who can, by the Holy Ghost, help us recognize what He would have us do and what He forbids. God makes it attractive to choose the right by letting us feel the effects of our choices. If we choose the right, we will find happiness--in time. If we choose evil, there comes sorrow and regret--in time. Those effects are sure. Yet they are often delayed for a purpose. If the blessings were immediate, choosing the right would not build faith. And since sorrow is also sometimes greatly delayed, it takes faith to feel the need to seek forgiveness for sin early rather than after we feel its sorrowful and painful effects.... I suggest that you take both the short and the long view as you try to give the inheritance of hope to your family. In the short run, there will be troubles and Satan will roar. And there are things to wait for patiently, in faith, knowing that the Lord acts in His own time and in His own way. - Henry B. Eyring, A Priceless Heritage of Hope, Ensign, May 2014, pp. 22-25 Read the full talk here: https://lds.org/ensign/2014/05/saturday-morning-session/a-priceless-heritage-of-hope?lang=eng
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 11:05:17 +0000
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