Not feeling too great today, so going for a shorter post... Actually ended up going home from work I felt so wonderful earlier today..
Listening to General Conference today, April 2001 specifically, it is interesting to hear that a lot of the themes have not changed. Be self reliant. Avoid pornography. Help others in need. Be Christlike. Do not judge. Be frugal. Honor your priesthood. Do your Duty.
There is a reason these themes come up again and again. God wants us to understand that we have a strong need to follow His commandments. It is not because He simply says "It is so!", but because His commandments all have roots in our well being. Being frugal allows us to avoid debt. Being Christlike helps our life, and others' lives to be easier. It seems that every time God commands something of us, He is ready to bless us. Also, His commandments simply bless. What a wonderful concept, that we will be blessed simply by following God, and then He will pour out additional blessings upon us.
I am grateful for our loving and living God. I am grateful that He loves us enough to give us commandments, as well as positive and negative consequences. I say this in the name of Christ, Amen.
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