Decisions Determine Destiny
Sister Christine Masters, Full Time Missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Human beings are a species of
dreamers. We remember, for example,
Martin Luther King saying, “I have a dream”, we see the American Indian “Dream
Catchers”, or we look into our own hearts and visualize the dreams we work so
hard to have come true.
From the famous to the not so
famous, our choices in life have the power to make our righteous dreams come
true!
How is this possible? Well, when we left Our Father’s presence and
came to earth, we began a most precious experience, as Thomas S. Monson recently
explained. Our Father sent us here with
one of the greatest gifts we could ever imagine. This gift is the gift of being able to choose
for ourselves.
Cutting right to the core of
this concept, we are not coerced, but have the freedom to choose between good
and evil in this, our mortal journey.
As each of us left Our
Father’s presence, we were fortified,
blessed, and protected by commands and instructions that, if followed, would
lead us to our true destiny – coming back into His presence.
Where can we find these
commands and instructions? The commands
and instructions can be found in Jesus Christ, our perfect Example for honoring
and obeying Our Father. The admonitions of the Savior, “Come follow Me”, and
“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light”, ring crystal clear in our hearts and
minds. The Lord Jesus Christ guides us to fervent, earnest prayer, to frequent,
daily pondering of the scriptures, to giving our all in serving others.
When we really study the life
of Jesus Christ, we come to the realization that He encountered similar life experiences very common to each
of us. These experiences include challenges, such as disappointment, sorrow,
rejection, pain, and temptation, but also joys, such as love, obedience,
friendship, peace, service, and prayer.
As we follow The Lord Jesus
Christ by making the choice to obey the two great commandments of loving God with all our might,
heart, and strength, and loving our neighbor as ourselves, this correct
decision will lead us to our fondest dream, that of returning and living
eternally with Our Father in Heaven.
Our decisions DO determine
our destiny!
Upper Country News
Recorder Cambridge, Idaho October 2014
