Gift of God

And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God. DOCTRINE & COVENANTS 14:7

The Lord’s promise to David Whitmer in 1829 is the same promise given to each of us today: If we keep the commandments and endure in faith until the end, we will inherit eternal life. No gift could be greater than to enjoy the quality of life that God himself enjoys: eternal life. Nothing greater could be bestowed, nothing more supernal could be experienced, than to live as God lives. Ultimately, eternal life is a divine gift, a heavenly endowment, given by the grace of God to those who walk the gospel path with humility, integrity and righteousness. God’s work and glory is to bless us with his greatest gift: eternal life. (Robert L. Millet and Lloyd D. Newell. Draw Near Unto Me: Daily Reflections on the Doctrine and Covenants. 46)