"For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God."
Psalm 78:5-8
I like this because I think it points us to one of the goals of our lives... to leave the world better than we found it, and to pass on lessons to the next generation, helping them to be better than we have been. It reminds me of Mormon 9:31 "... give thanks unto God that he hath made manifest unto you our imperfections, that ye may learn to be more wise than we have been."
I think we can see improvement over time in the general goodness level of the world, although perhaps there are also stronger corrupting influences as well... but that's part of the reason that we have to improve, so that we can teach hope and balance those things out, allowing God to "clear away the bad according as the good shall grow" (Jacob 5:66).
Today, let's look to the future, focusing on making things better for the generations to come. Let's set things in motion for them even if we can't see the end ourselves. Let's be good and teach and promote goodness, sharing the lessons that we learn with others so that they don't have to start from scratch, but have our experiences to build upon.
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God."
Psalm 78:5-8
I like this because I think it points us to one of the goals of our lives... to leave the world better than we found it, and to pass on lessons to the next generation, helping them to be better than we have been. It reminds me of Mormon 9:31 "... give thanks unto God that he hath made manifest unto you our imperfections, that ye may learn to be more wise than we have been."
I think we can see improvement over time in the general goodness level of the world, although perhaps there are also stronger corrupting influences as well... but that's part of the reason that we have to improve, so that we can teach hope and balance those things out, allowing God to "clear away the bad according as the good shall grow" (Jacob 5:66).
Today, let's look to the future, focusing on making things better for the generations to come. Let's set things in motion for them even if we can't see the end ourselves. Let's be good and teach and promote goodness, sharing the lessons that we learn with others so that they don't have to start from scratch, but have our experiences to build upon.
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