Genesis 45:24
Question
Just as Joseph cautioned his brothers to “see that ye fall not out by the way,” Elder Ashton reminded us that this same counsel can apply to our journey through mortality.
What can you do to ensure that your focus remains fixed on returning to your heavenly home?
Scripture
24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
Genesis 45:24
Quote
What young musician, after years of agonizing rehearsal was finally scheduled to debut in a capacity concert hall, would, while en route to the performance, stop to join a long line forming at the latest hit movie, forgetting the thousands of people waiting to hear her?
What world-class runner, after training for well over a decade, would find himself in the Olympic finals, only to stop running halfway through his race to watch the high-jump finals taking place on the other side of the field?
These examples may seem preposterous—but how much more tragic it is for someone who, equipped with a testimony of the truth and a knowledge of the purpose of life, becomes more absorbed in life today than in life forever. …
After Joseph, youngest son of Jacob, had been reunited with his brothers, he asked them to return home to Canaan to bring his father, Jacob, to him in Egypt. As the brothers were preparing to depart, Joseph said to them simply, “See that ye fall not out by the way.”
Might our Heavenly Father have given us much the same counsel as we departed his presence to begin our earthly sojourn?
May our yearning for home be the motivation we need to so live that we can return to our heavenly home with God our Father on a forever basis[.]
Elder Marvin J. Ashton
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