14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethern of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?
15 Do ye exercise faith in the redemption of him who created you? Do you look forward with an eye of faith, and view this mortal body raised in immortality, and this corruption raised in incorruption, to stand before God to be judged according to the deeds which have been done in the mortal body?
Growing up as a member of the church it is easy to ride off
of your parent’s testimonies as long as you are living at home. They hold you
accountable for going to church, attending seminary, and participating in youth
activities. Having moved out recently, I now have full control over that aspect
of my life. As I now attend church and do all the other things that come with
being a member of the church, it is totally my choice. I am now dependent on the
testimony I have had to gain for myself.
I like this little set of verses because it hits pretty
directly. In the scriptures I find I get caught up in the story a lot and
forget to apply it to myself, but with these I ask myself the questions directly. I find they are a call to check myself.
I find it so powerful to imagine standing before the Lord having him judge us. When you have an eternal perspective like that, little everyday troubles or temptations have much less power over you. I think that is a very important part of the temple for us here on earth. It takes us and gives us a different lens to look through while here on earth. It is so easy to start to create this little bubble as we go through our days and kind of forget about the bigger picture, but the temple helps us to zoom out and look at things much grander than us. It is such a blessing that we have that again here on earth.
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