37 Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. Now this is my joy, and my great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever. Amen.
This is an interesting verse. It makes me think of all the children of God that have lived on this earth since Adam and Eve, and how the vast majority have never had the Gospel available to them in this life.
What does that tell us? That God didn’t care about and was not mindful of them? Heaven forbid! For that is simply not true. So what does it mean?
It must mean that, at least for them, there were other beneficial reasons for coming to this earth. Other than receiving a body, it must mean that this earth life experience is worthwhile and beneficial. It helps us to learn and grow to be more like our Savior and Father. Just being here, and having the opportunity to be our brother’s keeper- or not- is an opportunity to grow and show our love for God, even if we do not yet know who He is. This life is, among other things, a test.
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
26 And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.
And, as the Lord said to Brother Joseph, Everything will give us experience and to be for our good. Everything? The Lord God hath spoken it, so it must be true. Every horrible, painful thing? Yes. Every mundane thing? Apparently. Everything gives us experience and is for our good, and everything is a test. What do we do with what we’ve been given— both the good and the bad. Do we consecrate all of it to the Lord?
Something to think about with everything we have, both the good and the bad.
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