Treasure Truth

Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds. Be sober. Keep all my commandments. Doctrine & Covenants 43:34-35

The scriptures point us to the Lord and his righteousness. They are given so that we might prepare for eternity while in this mortal probation. “This life is the time. ... to prepare to meet God” (Alma 34:32). In the next life there will be no lenience for those who paid no attention to gospel study because of laziness or apathy or for those who had no time for the things of eternity because of worldly preoccupations. There will be no special arrangements or acceptable rationalizations—neither for the gifted and talented nor for the wealthy and powerful. We must each give an accounting to the Lord’s unchangeable, nonnegotiable realities of the universe, the solemnities of eternity. If we treasure these truths in our hearts, if we more fully strive to live with an eternal perspective, if we keep the commandments with soberness, the Lord will bless us with “peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come” (D&C 59:23). (Robert L. Millet and Lloyd D. Newell. Draw Near Unto Me: Daily Reflections on the Doctrine and Covenants. 118)