"Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands."
Doctrine and Covenants 121:9
I think that it is cool that God cares about friendship. In the eternal scheme of things, non-family members sometimes seem unimportant. The scriptures are filled with genealogies of how people are tied together, and the focus of the church is so much on families... but God cares about friends, and mentions them in a few places in the scriptures. Christ and his disciples are one instance, where he called them his friends, and we never doubt that they will have contact with each other through the eternities. And Joseph Smith, who is the one being comforted by the Lord in this verse, also talked about sociality being something that lasts beyond the grave. There isn't anyone who comes into our lives without a purpose. Today, let's take the time to nurture our friendships... they are one of the things that can help us through this life... and perhaps eternity. :)
Doctrine and Covenants 121:9
I think that it is cool that God cares about friendship. In the eternal scheme of things, non-family members sometimes seem unimportant. The scriptures are filled with genealogies of how people are tied together, and the focus of the church is so much on families... but God cares about friends, and mentions them in a few places in the scriptures. Christ and his disciples are one instance, where he called them his friends, and we never doubt that they will have contact with each other through the eternities. And Joseph Smith, who is the one being comforted by the Lord in this verse, also talked about sociality being something that lasts beyond the grave. There isn't anyone who comes into our lives without a purpose. Today, let's take the time to nurture our friendships... they are one of the things that can help us through this life... and perhaps eternity. :)
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