Because of Love

Thou shalt live together in love. Doctrine & Covenants 42:45

Love is the essence of the gospel. “Let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God. ... if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another” (1 John 4:7-11) The plan of happiness was established by a loving Father, who wants ultimate joy and eternal life for his children. Because of love, Heavenly Father “sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10). Because of love, Jesus laid down his life that we might live again (John 10:17-18; 11:25-26). A caring Father dispersed the darkness of apostasy to speak to mankind anew and usher in the last and greatest of gospel dispensations. All this and so much more was done because of love. When the love of God fills our souls, we feel more inclined to forgive, we desire to live with our family in love, and we seek to bless all people. (Robert L. Millet and Lloyd D. Newell. Draw Near Unto Me: Daily Reflections on the Doctrine and Covenants. 113)