Oh my heck!!! President Thompson’s class was so good tonight! We talked about the temple and the creation. I have always been fascinated with the creation. There is so so so much love in it. And I think we only get a glimpse of it. When I think creation, I think God’s mysteries for sure!
Here are my random thoughts from class:
- D&C 88:119 – “Organize yourselves…” I don’t think we realize how keenly organized and well planned out the Lord really is. All things of eternity have a purpose. The Lord is very efficient. Considering this, what does it say about us and our individual existence? Christ teaches that even the birds are taken care of, how much more are we than birds? . . . If God is such a planner and so well organized, if so much contemplation and consideration went into the creation of the earth, how much went in to each of our lives and paths through mortality? I can’t help but believe that it all has meaning and has been well thought through by a loving God. There is no need for fear or worry. Move forward with faith and trust.
- The temple is a house of learning and gives us our bearings in the universe. I have always said that the temple is what is real. What you feel in there is what is real. It offers us a glimpse of reality according to eternity. It is resembles our real home and purpose and worth.
- The creation took time. It was not a quick process. Time was not measured as we know and understand it. God was not in a hurry and was not rushed. Some things take time to create and polish into what they are meant to be, but they are worth it. The wait is worth it.
- Ether 12:27, “I give unto men weakness…” The Lord tells us to come unto Him so He can show us our weakness and allow us to see it in an open and honest way. The only way we move forward is by being completely open and honest with God and ourselves. What we feel is what we feel. There is no right or wrong in feeling it. Right and wrong comes with making choices about it. Our weakness is our weakness. We can’t grow through it, though, until we are open and honest with ourselves and God about it. At that point, God can make our weak things strong and move us through them. I have seen this in my life lately. What has felt like a weakness to me is now something I can view as a strength in my life. Once I chose to be completely open and honest about it, God allowed it to turn into a strength. I thought I was allowing myself to be hurt by exposing this side of me, but really I was allowing myself to be healed. I am so grateful for his love and grace in this.
- The temple teaches us how to receive the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
- Adam and Eve left the garden holding on to each other and moving forward together, into the world in which we now live …
I love learning about the gospel. Forever grateful I get to!!
