Alma 40:5 -- On Rising Toward Eternity

"Now, whether there shall be one time, or a second time, or a third time, that men shall come forth from the dead, it mattereth not; for God knoweth all these things; and it sufficeth me to know that this is the case—that there is a time appointed that all shall rise from the dead."

Alma 40:5

This is Alma, talking to his son Corianton, sharing some information and hoping to encourage him to make better choices.  I love that one of the things that he shares us just the fact that all of us are going to rise from the dead.  I think just the fact that we are all going to have life beyond mortal life is a huge truth, and something that can help us change our perspectives about what is important.

One of the things that it might have helped Corianton realize is that living only for today is (by definition) shortsighted.  God does want us to "seize the day" ... every day, and to live fully and deeply.  It isn't about living a boring life.  It is the fact that all of this is leading up to a glorious eternity, and learning how to be the person that can return to God and lay hold upon the blessings of eternity means we need to start cramming knowledge into our heads and find other better things to do than sin, which just poisons the water and makes overcoming ourselves and taking the next step harder.

Today, let's let the idea of eternity sink in, and let it change the way we think about things.  Let's value God more and temporary things less.  Let's look beyond our current anxieties and have faith in the glorious (and eternal) future that God has promised to all that come unto him.