Seeing Who We Really Are (4/1/2010)

In the March First Presidency message entitled "Moral Courage," Elder Eyring made a statement that really made me think:

"Before we were born, we knew God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, personally. We could see Them and listen to Them as They taught and encouraged us. Now a veil has been placed over our minds and memories. Satan, the father of lies, has an advantage because we must see the reality of who we are through the eyes of faith, while our bodies make us subject to carnal temptation and to physical weakness."

I think that we all struggle at one time or another with the idea that we are not as good as we could be. There are always times we wish we were smarter, wish we were better looking, wish we could lose those additional pounds... the list goes on. When I read this statement, however, it occurred to me that one of Satan's great lies is that we will never be good enough.

If we take a step back and try to see ourselves as our Father in Heaven sees us, we will realize that He does not view us as the sum of our faults. He sees us as His children, and loves us in spite of everything. Of course we need to constantly strive to become more perfect, but President Eyring's message reminded me how important it is to see our true worth as we work down that path.