3 Nephi 26:3-5 -- On Standing Before God

"And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory—yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;
And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—
If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began."

3 Nephi 26:3-5

Standing before God is a sobering thought, and the juxtaposition of the resurrection of eternal life and the resurrection of damnation is dramatic in an interesting way.  Either way, we are resurrected and live forever, but the quality of that life is what is at issue... and we are reminded that a lot of things are involved in that decision, including justice and mercy and holiness.

We read elsewhere in the scriptures about the law of restoration, and that we get back what we put into life... if we are kind, we receive kindness, and all things are restored as we offer them.  ... That actually is super scary to those of us who have done cruel things and made bad choices, which is all of us.  Thankfully that is where Christ comes in.  Because of his atonement, mercy tempers justice, and we have many chances to change and repent before standing before God as is discussed here.

Today, let's remember what we're here to learn and do... graduating to an eternity that we showed that we wanted by our actions... and let's do our best to choose life rather than damnation, now and always.  ... And when we don't, let's repent and try again, as many times as it takes.  Surely Eternal Life is worth that effort. :)