"And now my beloved brethren, I have said these things unto you that I might awaken you to a sense of your duty to God, that ye may walk blameless before him, that ye may walk after the holy order of God, after which ye have been received.
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.
And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."
Alma 7:22-24
Pretty good list of things to remember and do here... part of our "duty to God." I think sometimes we don't want to feel a sense of obligation to anyone, anywhere, and react badly to that idea of duty. However, part of the whole idea of the gospel is that we did choose to come to this earth, and chose that obligation. It wasn't just thrust upon us as a side-effect of being born. In fact, we wanted to do this so much that we took sides over it in the war in heaven.
The world was created for us, and Christ died to give us a chance to overcome our faults and find our way back to God despite the additional challenge of a body. Today, let's be thankful for that chance and take our duty to God seriously. Nothing we have that we care about would be there if not for him, and everything we hope to become in the future is dependent on him as well. Our duty to him is really a duty to actually work at our own happiness, which is why God did all of this, and why we have commandments. Let's listen and learn and be thankful.
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