{"chapter_no":"22","chapter_title":"Principles of Zion, Part XIX","book_id":"1","book_name":"Dream of the Pioneers","subchapter_no":"0","page_no":"136","page_number":"1","verses_count":0,"total_pages":7,"page_content":"
E<\/i>ternal Life, Being Active, Righteous Families,<\/i> Bearing <\/i>One's <\/i>Testimony<\/i><\/p>
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Don't forego celestial glory and eternal increase. Exaltation is gorgeous.<\/p>
Exaltation––the greatest realm of existence in eternity (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0413 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> The celestial kingdom is your eternal home. Prepare yourself for a triumphant entry (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1224 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Your entrance to the celestial kingdom might be likened to the closing scene of the There is no sadness in the celestial kingdom. Happiness eternal, happiness everlasting (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1026 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> No sad apples on the tree of life. All the fruit is joyful. Come and partake (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0911 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> We welcome thee to the outstretched arms of righteousness and eternal salvation (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2019-0126 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> The Eternal Father shares all He has with His children if they are obedient to His You'll cash in these promised eternal blessings one day and go nuts with joy.<\/p> Welcome to paradise, you lucky family! You did things right while on earth.<\/p> You pondered upon the words of eternal life, and they filled you with wonder (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1229 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Don't just barely make it into the celestial kingdom. Leave a comfortable margin. Grow To be an honorable person in life is good, but it's not enough. Embracing the restored Many honorable men and women are preoccupied with the things of this world and lose Sadly, the lesser glory of the terrestrial kingdom will be their inheritance, not the unspeakable The day of judgment has come and your eternal reward has been bestowed. You can now Choose the sun over the moon and stars.<\/p> Ignoring or rejecting the opportunity for exaltation is pure idiocy (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-1130 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Hell is this––a remorse of conscience for all eternity, longing for celestial glory and Hell is this—what Scrooge felt as he looked upon his tombstone on a cold winter's night. The mournings of King David—for sins committed, for a troubled heart that could not be There are so many stars in the sky, and so many in the world, unfortunately, who are Receiving the lesser blessings, a lesser degree of glory at Final Judgment—the shock of We can meet in heaven and find out the truth afterwards, but great blessings will have I wanted to understand what the restored gospel was all about, but I got so busy in my life In order to be saved, you must keep the commandments and endure to the end. The Be obedient to your temple covenants. Don’t be in-sin-serious in your faith (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0605 (Tue)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Remember, priesthood holders, you are under oath. <\/p> Your on-again, off-again approach to the gospel is not working. The riches of eternity are Don't wander aimlessly in your testimony. Mediocrity of faith is not a good life strategy (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0720 (Fri)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Be strong in your faith. A weak testimony will make you easy prey for apostates.<\/p> Chuuurrrch... attend church (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2018-0617 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Whose fault is it that you have become inactive in the Church? Are you waiting for a The typical inactive member lifestyle—What is a wonderful child of God like you doing We're standing still in the gospel. Our faith is dormant (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1016 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Our activity in the Church reflects an average or less than average effort on our part.<\/p> We do what we are told in the Church, but nothing much beyond that (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1016 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Our children follow our example. They believe in God to some extent (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1016 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> The Spirit of God is mostly unknown to us (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-1016 (Mon)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> I made my husband a married life, but we were far apart (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-1013 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> The life we chose was not the best one (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-1013 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> The Spirit was there at time, but we weren't dedicated to gospel principles in our lifestyle (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-1013 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> We experienced the blessings of the gospel, but not in fulness (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2022-1013 (Thu)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Some people want to keep their beliefs, even though they know they are not correct (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2016-1026 (Wed)<\/span>, <\/span>WSE-MAIN<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Making mistakes is part of life. Fixing those mistakes is what leads us to eternal life (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0304 (Sat)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Be the much better person in life you know you need to be (JRE Link<\/span>, <\/span>2017-0723 (Sun)<\/span>, <\/span>COM-STR2<\/span><\/span>)<\/span>.<\/p> Faithfulness is the way for you to stand out as a Latter-day Saint and become Get on with this glorious work that you are a part of. Yearn to be great in the eyes of