"O, my son, this is not the case; but the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again evil for evil, or carnal for carnal, or devilish for devilish—good for that which is good; righteous for that which is righteous; just for that which is just; merciful for that which is merciful."
Alma 41:13
This whole chapter is amazing. The verse I selected is in the context of talking about people being judged by God after being resurrected. The idea of restoration is similar to the informal definition of karma: the idea that what we send out will return to us, although in the gospel it is thankfully mitigated by repentance, so that we can, with Christ's help, not suffer for all the mistakes that we have made, as we learn to be better people.
Today, let's remember that in a way, we're judging ourselves as we live our lives. The choices we make, the good or bad we do, the way we treat others, the degree to which we live what we believe, all of that will come back to us, as a reward. We'll still be the people we learned to be, based on the way that we lived, except now all of that will be a little bit more permanent because we have made it a part of who we are over our lifetimes. ... Let's do better. :)
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