This excerpt grabbed my attention as I was looking through various resources. The overall thought interests me so because it is has an enlightening effect when juxtaposed to ideas of the world. The speaker, David O. McKay, presents 6 different responsibilities that we are accountable for. He directs his remarks to brethren. As I take the items one by one, I will do mostly the same; however, I think it is appropriate to apply the ideas explored to the sisters as well.
"Some day you will have a personal Priesthood interview with the Savior, Himself. If you are interested, I will tell you the order in which He will ask you to account for your earthly responsibilities."
In time it takes to open a soda can, I hear a cries of panicked surprise, and then sighs of relief. As stated, we will recall and review our life with the Lord. But McKay claims to know which responsibilities we can focus on in order to successfully come through the biggest interview in our eternal existence. We all evaluate where we are in life and how our mortal accomplishments should be rewarded. Thoughts buzz around in our minds: what job I have, where I live, the size of my house, the car I drive, the people I know, the things I know, etc. After all of our pondering, we nervously query as to which part of our lives should we direct our focus.
"First, He will request an accountability report about your relationship with your wife. Have you actively been engaged in making her happy and ensuring that her needs have been met as an individual."
It seems backwards to suggest that the majority of those items in mortality - many of which are necessarily important and require a gross amount of our attention - are naught when observed with eternal eyes. However, after a bit of thought (and a shift of perspective from temporal to eternal), it makes sense that the relationship between us and our life partner and eternal companion will be the first item of discussion.
There is not much that I could say about Priority Number One, other than to reemphasize the importance of providing for the physical and spiritual needs of our better half. (For those, like myself, who are not yet married - we should recognize the importance of preparing to provide for all our future companion's needs.)
With that I leave you to your thoughts. I wager that the next item requires little effort to predict. Until then.
1 comments:
Dad and I love reading your posts-yes we do. They give way to a lot of deep thinking and discussion-you know dad. Growing up in the era that that talk was given,we always heard the phrase "Be the kind of person you would want to have as an eternal companion." Wow,Thinking about someone else at your age is kind of hard. Most young adults only think about themselves-me, me me...I want, etc...Realizing that there are more important things in life helps us keep the right frame of mind. Think "Eternity."
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