Sunday Verse Doctine and Covenants 29

This whole section is awesome. The first part is about the Last Days and tribulations before the 2nd Coming. I had to read a couple of times and I may read it a couple more times. It is so full of information. I really got a lot out of it, but I know there is so much more.

Then the second half has some good explanation of different things:

"34 Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a ^alaw which was ^btemporal; neither any man, nor the children of men; neither Adam, your father, whom I created. "

So the "temporal" commandments like get out of debt, get your food storage, follow the Word of Wisdom, pay your tithing, etc. are actually spiritual. I can see that. Disciplining ourselves temporally certainly gives us spiritual strength.


"39 And it must needs be that the ^adevil should ^btempt the children of men, or they could not be ^cagents unto themselves; for if they never should have ^dbitter they could not know the sweet— "

I appreciate this scripture having been annoying to some of my family members over time and not being anywhere near perfect, I am sorry for my sins. It does feel bitter when I realize how ridiculous I've been and wish that I was better. It gives me comfort to know that is part of the plan, so that I can feel the sweetness of repentance and improvement and increased understanding.

"48 For it is given unto them even as I will, according to mine own ^apleasure, that great things may be required at the hand of their ^bfathers."

The Lord gives us so much responsibility as parents to teach our children. This is one of my new "banners", because I'm seeing so much error in this great responsibility. I think the most important thing is that we love our children and they know it, and that they know how great we think they are and how great they really are. Then all the other learning and growing and working will fall into place as they grow. Unloved children do all sorts of strange things to gain their parents approval or disapproval. Nothing is more important than our own children. "Great things are required" of us, their parents.