Colleen Eggett quoted “In Heavenly Father’s plan salvation is an individual matter but exaltation is a family matter.” I’ve heard that before but the difference between salvation and exaltation really struck me this time. Salvation is the least we want for anyone and each of us is in control of our own destiny in that regard but exaltation is the highest goal and we achieve that by working together with those whom we have been sealed with eternally.
In Elder’s Quorum we talked about Sister Oscarson’s talk from October 2017. I love this quote:
“Sister Linda K. Burton told the story of a stake Relief Society president who, working with others, collected quilts for people in need during the 1990s. “She and her daughter drove a truck filled with those quilts from London to Kosovo. On her journey home she received an unmistakable spiritual impression that sank deep into her heart. The impression was this: ‘What you have done is a very good thing. Now go home, walk across the street, and serve your neighbor!’”
“What good does it do to save the world if we neglect the needs of those closest to us and those whom we love the most? How much value is there in fixing the world if the people around us are falling apart and we don’t notice? Heavenly Father may have placed those who need us closest to us, knowing that we are best suited to meet their needs.”
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