Mormon Musings

What we insistently desire, over time, is what we will eventually become and what we will receive in eternity. “For I [said the Lord] will judge men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts” Elder Neal A. Maxwell

I n many of the uncertainties and challenges we encounter in our lives, God requires us to do our best, to act and not be acted upon (see  2 Nephi 2:26 ), and to trust in Him. We may not see angels, hear heavenly voices, or receive overwhelming spiritual impressions. We frequently may press forward hoping and praying—but without absolute assurance—that we are acting in accordance with God’s will. But as we honor our covenants and keep the commandments, as we strive ever more consistently to do good and to become better, we can walk with the confidence that God will guide our steps. And we can speak with the assurance that God will inspire our utterances. This is in part the meaning of the scripture that declares, “Then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God” ( D&C 121:45 ). As you appropriately seek for and apply unto the spirit of revelation, I promise you will “walk in the light of the Lord” ( Isaiah 2:5 ;  2 Nephi 12:5 ). Sometimes the spirit of revelation will o

If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation  upon revelation,  knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries  and  peaceable things—that which bringeth  joy , that which bringeth life eternal. D&C 42:61

There is a  veil  between man and eternal things; if that  veil  was taken away and we were able to see eternal things as they are before the Lord no man would be tried with regard to gold, silver or this world’s goods, and no man, on their account, would be unwilling to let the Lord control him. But here we have an agency, and we are in a probation, and there is a  veil  between us and eternal things, between us and our Heavenly Father and the spirit world; and this for a wise and proper purpose in the Lord our God, to prove whether the children of men will abide in his law or not in the situation in which they are placed here. Latter-day Saints, reflect upon these things. We have been willing, with every feeling of our hearts, that Joseph Smith , President Young and the leaders of the people should guide and direct us in regard to our eternal interests; and the blessings sealed upon us by their authority reach the other side of the  veil  and are in force after death, and they affect

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this  is   the whole  duty  of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now  behold,  my  brethren,  I  would  ask  if  ye  have  read  the  scriptures?  If  ye  have,  how  can  ye disbelieve  on  the  Son  of  God? Alma 33:14

It is not alone sufficient for us as Latter-day Saints to follow our leaders and to accept their counsel, but we have the greater obligation to gain for ourselves the unshakable testimony of the divine appointment of these men and the witness that what they have told us is the will of our Heavenly Father. President Harold B. Lee, General Conference, October 1950