Accountability

Last night both quotes had already been used at least once, tonight they are both new.

"Every day, every hour, every minute of your span of mortal years must sometime be accounted for. And it is in this life that you walk by faith and prove yourself able to choose good over evil, right over wrong, enduring happiness over mere amusement. And your eternal reward will be according to your choosing."

--D. Todd Christofferson, "Reflections on a Consecrated Life", Media Name

Today I went to Logan with a friend & her husband. They dropped me off at Wal-Mart & I shopped until Don got off work & then he came & picked me up. I, of course, ended up in the book section. Every time I got lost as a child, my mother knew to go to the books & she'd find me sitting cross-legged in front of the books.

In the book section today I found a couple of good books about near death experiences (NDE). Why do they call them near death? I like after death experiences. One was Heaven is For Real, the story about a 4-year-old boy who had an after death experience during emergency surgery. I had read an excerpt from it just last night in Guideposts. Another was 23 Minutes in Hell. This was the first NDE book I have seen about hell. Why do people ignore hell? It is real. Not that we want to go there. But,

"Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit enlightens and gives understanding of the eternal purpose of life. By the Spirit, Church members know the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is true."

--Elder M. Russell Ballard; Ensign, May 1996, Page 80

Follow the Savior

Tonight's thoughts are worthy of pondering.

"I testify to you this day that the time will come when every man, woman, and child will look into the Savior's loving eyes. On that day, we will know with a surety the worth of our decision to straightway follow Him."

--Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Follow Me", Ensign, May 2002 p. 17

And

"Life offers you two precious gifts — one is time, the other freedom of choice, the freedom to buy with your time what you will. You are free to exchange your allotment of time for thrills. You may trade it for base desires. You may invest it in greed … . Yours is the freedom to choose. But these are no bargains, for in them you find no lasting satisfaction."

--Elder D. Todd Christofferson, "Reflections on a Consecrated Life", October 2010 General Conference

If we choose to follow the Savior, we will choose the right, choose to follow His commandments.