Rewards for Our Efforts (4/6/2010)

I was thinking the other day about all of the things we are commanded to do. Pray. Study our Scriptures. Attend the temple. Work on our family history so we have something to do at the temple. Attend church. Do our home teaching and visiting teaching. Hold regular family home evenings. I could go on, but I think that you all pretty well know the list. And it seems like the more we do, the more we are asked to do.

It can be overwhelming, but then I realized that with such work comes the inevitable blessings. The means to accomplish what has been asked of us will always be there. (see 1 Nephi 3:7) We have been promised that as we do what is asked of us, we will receive the blessings according to our faithfulness. (see Doctrine and Covenants 82:3, 130:20) And the greatest comfort of all is that as we strive to do good, the Lord has promised that He will "go before (us); he will be with (us), he will not fail (us), neither forsake (us): fear not, neither be dismayed." (Deuteronomy 31:8) I hope that as we work our hardest to become perfect that we will see these blessings in our lives.