President Thomas S. Monson: Ponder the Path of Thy Feet

I'm a little worn out today. My flight home from Colorado got in late. I think I'm going to have to re-read President Monson's talk again. But I do what to share a few thoughts about it. 

President Thomas S. Monson: Ponder the Path of Thy Feet

Read or watch the full talk here

According to President Monson, "the primary purposes of our existence upon the earth are to obtain a body of flesh and bones, to gain experience that could come only through separation from our heavenly parents, and to see if we would keep the commandments."

I don't know about you, but there are two things I love about President Monson's talks. First, he tells great stories. Second, he breaks things down nicely. This was a straightforward reminder about our purpose on earth. 

(1) Get a body.
(2) Experience a separation from our Heavenly parents.
(3) Prove we can keep the commandments.

That last part is a little easier said than done, but we can do it. Remember, proving we can keep the commandments is part of our whole purpose here on earth. If it's part of our purpose, Heavenly Father will have provided a way. That way includes prompitings from the Holy Ghost and the scriptures which provide course direction. That way also includes the atonement of Jesus Christ to make up for the mistakes we make. 

I'm exhausted and starting to fall alseep, so I will end with this quote from President Monson, "there is no higher end than this, that we should choose to accept His discipline and become His disciples and do His work throughout our lives. Nothing else, no other choice we make, can make of us what He can."

Brothers and sisters, always remember our ultimate purpose for being here. There are a lot of things we can do with our time here on earth. We need to choose wisely how we spend our time and where we place our focus. The goal is the Celestial Kingdom. Don't forget that. Heavenly Father will guide us there if we let Him.