"And now, I would commend you to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in you forever. Amen."
Ether 12:41
What struck me today while reading this is just the idea of seeking Jesus. I like that the verse guides us in *how* to do that in at least one way... by reading what the prophets and apostles have written. It also hints at why, although I am not sure we get the full message of that until we try it. :) The very act of seeking is part of faith though, and I think that it opens our hearts and our minds to new possibilities and helps us be ready to learn what God has to teach us.
Today, let's seek Jesus by reading the scriptures and learning more about his life. Let's listen to conference talks and pray sincerely and learn through the spirit as well. The more we learn about God, and the more the Spirit reminds us of what we already know, the better our lives will be--not necessarily because the bad parts will disappear, but because we will have more confidence that evil can and will be overcome, that our relationship to and faith in God makes us strong and resilient, and that there is a plan to help all of us get to a promised happy ending to come. That will in turn help us focus on seeing the good, and building it up, rather than being focused on, and stressed about, the bad parts all the time.
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