This past weekend the World had the privilege to listen to the words of the Lord as given through his Holy Prophets and Apostles. One of these great messages was that of President Thomas S. Monson, Prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His talk, entitled: " Stand in Holy Places ", was a trumpet of moral values and firm faith in the laws of God.
In the scriptures we read about the 10 commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the many laws and commandments of God given to men on the Earth. The Lord Jesus Christ taught the importance of obeying the commandments if we desire to live in the " Kingdom of God ." We read in the book of Matthew, " Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven " - ( Matt. 7:21 ). Christ emphasis this point again when he stated, " If ye love me, keep my commandments " - ( John 14:15 ).
Unfortunately with today's society, the commandments of God are now on the " back burner " of the world's eyes. Moral decay is rampant among all in the world. In an article from the Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Sacks, British Chief Rabbi, is quoted as saying that the single overriding command of today's society is, " Thou shalt not be found out! " How sad? How depressing? Life, families, cultures, and countries used to hold morals in high values. That it seems is now a thing of the past.
There is something that we can do. We can change this world for the better on an individual basis. We can do as the Lord has asked us. In the Doctrine and Covenants, modern revelations from the Lord, we read, " But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved... " ( D&C 45:32 ). This is something that can be accomplished by every good christian, and non-christian alike. Those of us who value our moral standards and still believe that intimacy should be reserved for marriage between an man and a woman, chastity is something worth teaching your children about, dating should not be serious until an age appropriate for marriage, and that things in this world such as pornography are destroying families and relationships around the world, can stand up for our values and beliefs through our actions and our words.
WE MUST TAKE A STAND!!! We can no longer sit by and watch the world sink itself into destruction through the lack of respect for the bodies that our Heavenly Father has so graciously blessed us with. I believe that when one realizes our true relationship with God, we can more easily make decisions that are appropriate with his desires for us. We are all loved sons and daughters of a Supreme Heavenly Being. Our Father in Heaven loves us deeply. As he stated himself in the scriptures, " For behold, this is my work and my glory- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. " - ( Moses 1:39 ). We are his greatest and most loved creations. His purpose is our salvation. The least we could do is honor his request and treat our bodies and the bodies of others with moral reverence and respect. Just as the Apostle Paul once taught, " 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. " - ( 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 )
I am grateful for the teachings of the Lord. I'm grateful for the standards of life that are taught in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am also grateful for the standards of all those who hold themselves as someone worth being chaste and morally clean. I would like to end with a video segment of President Thomas S. Monson teaching the importance, and the how to, of " standing in holy places. "
There is something that we can do. We can change this world for the better on an individual basis. We can do as the Lord has asked us. In the Doctrine and Covenants, modern revelations from the Lord, we read, " But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved... " ( D&C 45:32 ). This is something that can be accomplished by every good christian, and non-christian alike. Those of us who value our moral standards and still believe that intimacy should be reserved for marriage between an man and a woman, chastity is something worth teaching your children about, dating should not be serious until an age appropriate for marriage, and that things in this world such as pornography are destroying families and relationships around the world, can stand up for our values and beliefs through our actions and our words.
WE MUST TAKE A STAND!!! We can no longer sit by and watch the world sink itself into destruction through the lack of respect for the bodies that our Heavenly Father has so graciously blessed us with. I believe that when one realizes our true relationship with God, we can more easily make decisions that are appropriate with his desires for us. We are all loved sons and daughters of a Supreme Heavenly Being. Our Father in Heaven loves us deeply. As he stated himself in the scriptures, " For behold, this is my work and my glory- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. " - ( Moses 1:39 ). We are his greatest and most loved creations. His purpose is our salvation. The least we could do is honor his request and treat our bodies and the bodies of others with moral reverence and respect. Just as the Apostle Paul once taught, " 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. " - ( 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 )
I am grateful for the teachings of the Lord. I'm grateful for the standards of life that are taught in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am also grateful for the standards of all those who hold themselves as someone worth being chaste and morally clean. I would like to end with a video segment of President Thomas S. Monson teaching the importance, and the how to, of " standing in holy places. "
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