Section 58

I find myself having common interests with the members of the church who sought to learn the will of The Lord concerning them in this section. I also seek constantly for what The Lord will have me do but I learned an amazing lesson from reading today. In v26-27, we are told that we should be anxiously engaged in a good cause and not have to be compelled to do what The Lord has commanded. 

We are given scriptures that teach is the gospel and told the commandments that apply to us. Just last week I read that the first commandment is to preach the gospel to all who are in darkness (42:4). So the first step is to know the commandments, then we must keep them and repent of our sins (v42-43). This envolved confessing, forsaking, and never returning to them. 

I think it's interesting to read about certain truths like v2 where it says that we are blessed if we are faithful during out tribulations. I know I've made mistakes but I have never given up or turned my back on my Savior. I have never lost faith in his ability to strengthen me, forgive me, or save me. 

One more random tidbit I want to mention in this section is v21, "he that keepers the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land." Now I've known this my whole life but really thinking about ALL the laws of the land and if I follow them completely is hard. There's speed limits I fudge a little of course, and other small things that are so common among everyone in the world! Like recently I've become a server and it's not common for anyone else to claim their cash tips to be taxed. It was a dilemma for me for a while but I keep track of my tips to pay tithing and also to obey the laws of the land on tax. I don't want to cut corners when it comes to my salvation.