In Michael Allreds' book, "You Might Be A Mormon If...." he asks a
class, "What would you wish for if you had three wishes?" He said
someone almost always says, "I would wish to go automatically to the
celestial kingdom." The only problem is that if they're not prepared to
be there, they would actually be sending themselves to hell."
My point is that it is important to take each step that leads us to
the temple and then to continue climbing until we've obtained eternal
life. If we try and take two steps at a time we miss some of the crucial
training. What happens if we don't even take the steps but use the
escalator or elevator? Each step we climb strengthens us to climb the
next one. Thomas Paine said, "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too
lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.........
Another concept Brother Allred used that works with this lesson is
Sesame Street's Cookie Monster. He was given three options after he won
a contest. He could have a cookie immediately, a sports car in a little
while, or a mansion if he was willing to wait a little longer. It isn't
difficult to figure out which one he chose. Sometimes people are like
the Cookie Monster. Satan effectively influences people to trade forever
for a brief moment."
Isn't it true also that Satan would have us believe that we've
climbed enough stairs.....that the other stairs are not important or
that they can wait....we'll climb those later? Satan wants us to eat
cookies - to spoil our appetite so we won't want dinner!
I love the quote in the manual "After you make covenants, you're not
pulled to and fro by the world so easily. It's a strength to your life
and helps you to keep righteous goals"
I've experienced the joy of making a goal and obtaining it. I've also
had experiences where I didn't pay the price and the joy wasn't there.
Each step will lead to a new challenge, a new covenant, and with each
covenant we make we become stronger and our endurance increases enabling
us to endure and climb even higher!
So let's keep climbing and we'll meet at the top! °Ü°
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