Sept. 16, 2017
“Neither have angels ceased to minister unto the children of men. For behold, they are subject unto him, to minister according to the word of his command, showing themselves unto them of strong faith and a firm mind in every form of godliness.” (Moroni 7:29–30) Please read the following list from the bottom up because all below is foundational to attaining a pure love of Christ.)
- Pure Charity: Ministering in the pure love from Christ.
- Full Hope: In a glorious future of serving others.
- Full Faith: Unto overcoming every temptation.
- The covenants of temple sealing of husband and wife.
- Consecration: Using all control to further righteousness and Zion.
- Chastity: Using the divine gift only to serve God.
- Live The Law: Love God with all heart, might, mind and strength.
- Obedience and Sacrifice: (obedience without sacrifice is mere convenience).
- Receiving the Melchizedek Priesthood.
- Receiving the companionship of the Holy Ghost by laying on of hands.
- Making the promises of the covenant of baptism by immersion.
- Repenting of all our transgressions of the law of God.
- Faith, trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Thou shalt not kill.
- Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother.
- Thou shalt keep the sabbath day holy.
- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain.
- Thou shalt not worship any graven image.
- Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
These steps are the strait and narrow path. But they are all preparation for charity. One can go through the motions, but unless the heart and mind are changed and purified through this process, going through the motions is but vanity. The prepared can then fill the forms, the works, of godliness:
To create: To build farms, factories, businesses, inventions, art, records, etc., all to bless mankind.
To beget: To engender children in temple sealing and to nurture them in the pure love of Christ.
To entice: To teach the ways of righteousness and to encourage all to enjoy living those ways.
To organize: To establish Zion, so that a people have one mind, one heart, are righteous, and no poor.
To bless: To scan the environment each day to uplift and bless everyone and everything around one.