WALK IN THE LIGHT

SHARING SOME SPIRITUAL THOUGHTS FROM PRESIDENT HENRY B. EYRING

I have been reading a book by Henry B. Eyring, called "Choose Higher Ground".
This afternoon I was reading from the chapter titled, "Walk in The Light", and for one reason or another,  it sure hit me hard and rang true for me in many ways.  So, I thought I would share some of it with you.

Although we all have unique and differing experiences during our time here on earth, we all started out together in Heaven before we were born into this world.  We were all taught at the knee of our Father there.  He told us plainly what it would require for us to have the joy of returning to Him.  We would have to receive a physical body, with all of the trials that it would bring. WE KNEW THAT and we accepted that.  We would be subject to illness and have within our bodies the processes which would finally lead to physical death. And our bodies would have in them powerful cravings for physical satisfaction.  We knew that and we accepted that.

He told us that we could not overcome the effects of either death or sin by OURSELVES- we would need a Savior who would break the bands of death and provide a way for us to be washed clean from the sin which we would surely commit. We know from scripture and teachings of our prophets, that there was a rebellion in the spirit world when the plan for our journey was offered to us.  We were among the 2/3s of the spirits who chose the Savior's plan and rejected Satan's plan.  You were among the brave, the faithful, and the true in that conflict. You are remarkable! And among the billions of Heaven'y Father's children who are living on the earth right this minute, you were privileged to find the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His church. You have CHOSEN to make the journey of life walking in the light.

You have received the Gift of The Holy Ghost and it is a powerful source of light to recognize truth, to follow and love the Lord, and to find your way back to God after this life.  This last sentence jumped out at me in the following way:  I can't just go bumpity-bump along the road of life each day -  I HAVE TO FIND MY WAY BACK each and every day, following the light and making the right choices.

But the spirit who led the rebellion in the world before, still opposes the plan and WANTS YOU TO BE MISERABLE. He knows that if he can turn you away from walking in the light, he can both capture you AND stop you from helping others along the journey.  Do we get that- we are not the only ones affected if Satan turns us from the light. Our families are affected and all those people whom we could have lifted and brought to the joy of the Gospel will be affected.

We need to look at the long term effects of what we base our desires on. We want to be selected for athletic teams when we are young, we want to do well in school, we want to find fun friends, etc.  Are the choices we are making in achieving our goals leading us closer to the light or taking us farther away.  The prophet, Moroni gives us some advice in making wise choices:
"For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.. ... for behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for ever thing which inviteth you to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God".  The prophet Mormon also teaches us to search diligently in the light of Christ that we may know the good from the evil.

It is by faith that we can lay hold upon every good thing.  We must have faith to pray.  We must have faith to ponder the word of God.  We must have faith to do those things and go to those places which INVITE the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Ghost.  When we walk in the light, we will feel some of that warmth and the happiness that will finally be ours someday when we are welcomed Home again with the hundreds and perhaps thousands of others whom you will bring with you, who have walked in the light BECAUSE YOU DID.

So let's do as President Eyring encourages us to do. Let's seek for the light in our lives, let's look for those things which persuade us to believe in Christ, then let's share, share, share.