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    Study Journal Again

    By Leighton | June 11, 2008

    Romans 8:28, Alma 36:3, D&C 90:24
    I have always loved D&C 90:24. I used to share it with members on my mission. Today while studying, I found Romans 8:28. I love this verse and the others because of the promise contained in them that “all things shall work together for your good“. I love that promise and how it is worded. It would be wonderful to have all things work together for my good.

    What must we do to earn this promise? Paul says simply that we must “love God“, and be “called according to his purpose.” God has said in John “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” He also has said, “If ye have desires to serve God, ye are called to the work…” (D&C 4)

    God again mentions this promise in D&C 90:24. This time he says that we need to “Search diligently, pray always, and be believing” and also “walk uprightly, and remember the covenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another.” The promise is again that “all things shall work together for your good”. I like to think of searching diligently as studying the scriptures, and when he speaks about the covenant, I think of the baptismal covenant which all members have made.

    Both of these verses are basically saying that we must be righteous and follow the commandments, and all things will work together for our good. This is truly a great promise, and a great incentive. Does it mean we won’t have trials? Absolutely not. Look at all the righteous people in the Book of Mormon and the Bible and the early Saints. They had many trials. But these trials worked for their good in the end. So you can see the promise is fulfilled. It is the same with us. Even our trials will be for our good if we are righteous.

    Alma also adds another requirement. We need to trust in God. This is one of the most important ones, because often when we are faced with trials, the first one we remember is God, but many times we don’t trust him like we should. Remember the examples of the Saints and Prophets of God. They always trusted in God throughout their trials, and they were blessed because of it.

    Topics: My Life, Study Journal | 1 Comment »

    One Response to “Study Journal Again”

    1. Shannon Bishop Says:
      September 26th, 2008 at 10:43 am

      I love this blog Leighton. Its wonderful…Shannon

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