If you choose to live your life out of sequence you will find it more chaotic.
The Lord teaches us according to our capacity to grow.
One Sunday when I was a deacon, I was in the foyer with a tray of water passing the sacrament when a woman walked into the building. Dutifully, I approached and handed her the tray. She nodded, smiled, and took a cup of water. She had arrived too late to receive the bread. Shortly after this experience, my home teacher, Ned Brimley, taught me that many aspects and blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ are given to us in sequential order.
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The sequential order in which the earth was created gives us a glimpse not only of what is most important to God but also why and for whom He created the earth.
Ned Brimley punctuated his inspired lesson with a simple statement: “Vai, God’s house is one of order. He expects you to live your life with order.” … If you choose to live your life out of sequence, you will find life more difficult and chaotic.
Church leaders currently teach that “the Lord expects each able young man to prepare to serve. … Young women … who desire to serve should also prepare.”
How many people notice that the testing is to prepare to serve—which means that those who cannot serve for whatever reason can still be following the counsel—I know that I wasn’t aware of those detail.
Brother Brimley also taught us that through His atoning sacrifice, the Savior helps us to restore order to our lives made chaotic or out of sequence by our own or others’ poor choices.
How many sins are a matter of getting things out of order more than about something being inherently wrong?
Miracles operate according to sequential order. Miracles occur when we first exercise faith. Faith precedes the miracle.
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