I went for an early morning walk around my neighborhood and was pondering the fact that my daughter had just returned from a successful 18 month mission and that my son was preparing to depart on a two year mission and I felt extremely happy and blessed and tears rolled down my eyes. I kept thinking of the words of a scripture "Consider on the blessed and happy state". I couldn't recall how the rest of the scripture went, but I felt such peace as I considered how blessed and happy I was right then at that very moment! Life is good.
Later, I shared that thought with my family at family prayer time and and started to recite it and both Justin and Lindsey our returned missionaries piped right up and finished quoting the scripture and its reference:
Mosiah 2: 41
41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
I am grateful that my children have chosen to keep the commandments. I, in no way, feel so qualified but the blessings promised in this verse are amazing. It certainly makes me want to try a little harder to be a little better. Knowing what great joy that I feel in this moment it makes me desire to have the promised blessing to "dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness!"
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