Don't Forget Eternity

Jesus Christ will teach his people

Last weekend we were blessed to be able to listen to General authorities in our broadcast-ed Stake conference. (For any readers who are not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, that just means that the members of our stake met together and had speakers satellited to us, rather than them coming to our building. A stake is an area  of members. It helps us be more organized if they break us into groups.) It was an excellent meeting! There were so many wonderful things presented to us, however the thing that stuck out to me the most is this: Every part of the Gospel Jesus Christ taught is tied to Eternity. My mind was drawn to the day before when I had been on pinterest, flipping through whatever was there, and there was one of those silly "Meme" things which said, "Live for right now. Forget Eternity." My heart broke a little when I realized that the message the world and Satan are promoting is just that, to forget eternity.
How has it come to this? Maybe it has been here for a while, and I am just coming to the realization... I don't care who you are, or what you believe, but what you do today always effects tomorrow. There is no way around it! Everything has a consequence. Good or bad is how you choose your actions. At least that's the most logical way I have found to do it. If you don't want a burned hand, you don't grab something that is hot.
Throughout this week I have had several discussions about the Relief Society visiting teaching message for the month. It really has hit me that not only does what we do effect Eternity, but it also effects everyone around us! If we choose to be Christlike in all that we do, others will see and be blessed by that. However, if we choose to let our weaknesses overcome us and for example: not welcome a new face in church, smile at someone on the street, judge others for their weaknesses, or ignore the responsibility we have as brothers and sisters in God to care for one another, Eternity and those around us are effected!
The whole purpose of this life is to live it well, have joy and make it home to our Father in Heaven for ETERNITY! Satan is working so hard to help the world forget this. So how do we fight this eternally devastating message? We have to be firm in our own beliefs, but not forget what the scriptures teach us.
We are free to choose! - 2 Nephi 2 : 27
Every good thing comes from God - Moroni 7 : 16
It is through Jesus Christ that our Eternity is possible -1 John 5 : 11
We are to allow all men to believe as they choose - Articles of Faith 1 : 11
We can only help if we are helping with the right foundation. Jesus Christ made all of this possible. We get to be happy because he loves and blesses us! We are the fastest way his truth gets out to all of the world, and yet half the time we don't take our duty seriously.
I know Jesus Christ lives, and I will do all in my power to let the message of eternity never die!
 Joseph Smith Jr. declared:

“The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.”

And so it shall be. God bless!

If you wanted to read the visiting teaching message, here it is! http://www.lds.org/liahona/2013/02/converted-unto-the-lord?lang=eng