How will we react when we see Christ?

You know? I think many people consider this question over and over.  I remember someone once said in a talk long ago that we would react when we see Christ the way we are living right now.  Are we living in a way to be more like Him?  In 1 Nephi 8 it talks about Lehi's dream.  If you remember reading it correctly it talks about several different types of groups.  The first group loses their way in the darkness because they did not hold onto the iron rod tight enough.  The second group become ashamed of the fruit they have partaken.  They notice the people in the Great and Spacious Building and leave.  And the third group come and they "fall down" and partake of the fruit.  Why do they fall down?  Does anybody ever ask this question?  I love this part.  It's my absolute favorite part in the whole story.  Well, obviously the first group does not continue to learn of Christ.  They stop reading the scriptures and going to church and eventually just lose their way.  They forget what Christ was like, and don't know how to apply their lives to become more like Christ.  The second group knows what it feels like to try and become like Christ.  This group scares me the most, because why would I try something so sweet and then give it up just because people in a building are laughing at me?

Back up to the people who fell down at the Tree of Life.  Why did they fall down?  Well I have a couple of cross references to this scripture, and I LOVE IT!  1 Nephi 11:22-24 the Tree of Life is explained further here, "Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.  And he spake unto me, saying:  Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.  And after he had said these words, he said unto me; Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him."  Never have I not found an answer to a question I was looking for in the scriptures.  God really knows what he's doing.  Now if we go to John 3:16 it confirms that the Tree of Life represents Christ, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  If we are in group 3, and we see Christ we will fall at His feet and worship Him.  May we all worship Him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, because there is nowhere else I hope we'd rather be, but back with our Father in Heaven.  And through our Savior Jesus Christ is the only way to get back to Him.  I hope to put this blog together, because I read all the money gaining blogs, all the how-to's and whats-its, but what about the most important thing in our lives?  What about our Spiritual well-being?  May my testimony stand strong, even as it is until the end of my life.

The Mote in Your Brother's Eye

You know, in relation to the story of the woman with adultery and the stones.  I often wonder how to apply the scriptures to my own life.  And as I ponder that story.  I think of all the times I have been to church and how often do we as teachers, as leaders like to fix "other people's problems"?  Even if they do not ask for help.  And even when they do.  I like to think of us as those with the stones when we are in moments like those.  And Christ reminding us.  He who is without sin may cast the first stone.  Have we already been saved and found perfect in the glory of God? Did we already get judged and were told that we were without sin?  As far as I know, none in this room has.  I think the most critical step to this Gospel, the difference between those with personal testimonies of their Savior Jesus Christ and those who have not yet receieved this witness (but to those, keep working on it!) that those are they who go to church and look to improve themselves, not others (at least I like to hope).  Those who truly want to be more Christlike people, more loving, reaching out to those in need, and in sorrow, and in mourning.  Comforting those in need of comfort.  Charity, like Christ said, "removeth a multitude of sins".  Peter 4:8. He also said remove the molt out of thine own eye.  I sure hope that we go to church to perfect ourselves.  I remember someone once telling me that because I was a "perfectionist" it's because I compare myself to others.  No, I do not.  I'm constantly trying to be the better me.  I think of an example: when others also see our own weaknesses and feel the need to say so, can make us feel like we have failed because we are working on it.  It is like someone who is already mopping the floor and someone comes up to them and sees them mopping it, even though they are in their own house, but still feels they have the right to say, "You know, you should really mop up your floor."  It's a stupid example, but it's like repetitively telling someone they need to do something that they are already doing. Are we all like this?  I think searching out others' weaknesses can also cause them to trip at the finish line.  I would hope and pray that I would never cause another child of God to trip.  Because I'm sure we would face the very wrath of God Himself. Oh, how He loves His children.  I pray that I will not offend others.