A new wrinkle on an old scripture. The oft quoted scripture in Moses 1:39 "For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." sounds a lot like service. I don't remember who it was for sure, but I think it was Marion G. Romney, Counselor in the First Presidency, who said something like "Service isn't something we endure in this life so that we can have Celestial Life in the eternities, it is what Celestial Life is".
Service is what God does, it is his work and his glory. What little we do here is only practice for Celestial Life, and the attitude we have towards service here is an indication of how far along the path towards that goal we have come. Small wonder then that Christ told his disciples "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant." (New Testament | Matthew 23:11)
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Nice! I remember a piano teacher my kids had who used to say, "Thank you for allowing me to make a living doing what I would do for free if I could." It is a joy to share what we know and love, and that makes service sweet. I suppose it is all an attitude more than anything, though, and some kinds of service are more pleasant than others.
Great thoughts - thanks for sharing an uplifting thought to contemplate. An area I can lengthen my stride in!
I always enjoy your "Things I would have you teach my grandchildren" posts. I think when you have a fair collection of them you should make a book like Andrea did from her blog. You can select only the ones with that title so we can have a printed book of your thoughts. I would LOVE that for Christmas in the future. Just a thought...
If you do make a book, I would actually take a copy too...even though they aren't your grandchildren.
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