The most important thing we can each learn in this life is how to love. We need to learn how to love ourselves, how to love our families, siblings, how to love our spouses, our children, neighbors, coworkers, friends, enemies, strangers and anyone that we come in contact with.
All holy books have truth and wisdom in them; yet we do not accept all holy books as scripture the way we do the Bible and Book of Mormon.
If we want to build Zion we must move from the Church to the Kingdom.
"Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things, that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men." -Ether 3:102a RAV, 8:26a OPV
"Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." -Acts 1:8
You have been called out from the world, and from the churches. The Lord first asked you to come and see, now the Lord asks you to come and do.
If the Exodus story didn’t happen, what is the point of Israel being slaves in Egypt, wondering in the desert, and committing genocide to gain the promised land?
"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith YHVH. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." -Jeremiah 18:6
"For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward." -Mark 9:41
What does it mean to preach the gospel? What is salvation? damnation? How are we saved? Are we truly damned?
"When thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." -Matthew 6:17-18
“I give unto men (and women) weakness, that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men (and women) that humble themselves before me." -Ether 5:28a RAV, 12:27a OPV
