Elder Taniela B. Wakolo
Question
Take a moment to think about all of the different ways Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have shown their love for us.
Then consider Elder Wakolo’s invitation: what is something you can do today to show your gratitude and love for Them in return?
Quote
Today, I desire to focus on the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ for all, which is manifest through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son”.
When the prophet Nephi was asked by an angel about his knowledge of God, Nephi responded simply, “I know that he loveth his children”.
A verse from the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ powerfully describes the Savior’s perfect love: “And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; … they scourge him, … they smite him, … they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men”. The Savior’s universal love is the motivating force behind all that He does. We know that it is the same love our Father in Heaven has for us, because the Savior humbly taught that He and the Father “are one”.
How, then, do we reciprocate and show our gratitude for Their universal love? The Savior taught us with this simple, all-encompassing invitation: “If ye love me, keep my commandments”
Elder Taniela B. Wakolo
Scripture
15 ¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:15
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