In the D&C we're told that every man who receives the gospel and is ordained to the priesthood is called to go forth and preach. D&C 36:7 "And this commandment shall be given unto the elders of my church, that every man which will embrace it with singleness of heart may be ordained and sent forth, even as I have spoken."
In the Old Testament we read that is is better to live on a corner of a housetop than in a beautiful mansion with a brawling woman. How much money we have or how fancy of a house we live in is not nearly as important as who we live with and how much love vs. contention there is there. Proverbs 21:9 "It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house."
A verse from a thought booklet gets right to the heart of the gospel--to love the Lord with all our heart, soul and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Are there people in our lives who are difficult to love? Try our patience? Make us want to scream? The fact of the matter is that we really only love the Lord as much as we love the person we love the least. We show our love for Him by how we treat our fellowman. Luke 10:27 "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."
And it shall come to pass in the last days,when the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains....The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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