Today in Priesthood meeting, our High Priest Group Leader, Wayne Cardon, quoted from a talk Spencer W. Kimball gave in the April, 1978, conference, entitled, "Becoming the Pure in Heart." Although President Kimball was talking to the Church as a whole, I believe we can apply this directly to our Zion Family:
"May I suggest three fundamental things we must do if we are to “bring again Zion,” three things for which we who labor for Zion must commit ourselves.
"First, we must eliminate the individual tendency to selfishness that snares the soul, shrinks the heart, and darkens the mind. ...
"Second, we must cooperate completely and work in harmony one with the other. There must be unanimity in our decisions and unity in our actions. ...
"Third, we must lay on the altar and sacrifice whatever is required by the Lord. We begin by offering a “broken heart and a contrite spirit.” We follow this by giving our best effort in our assigned fields of labor and callings. We learn our duty and execute it fully. Finally we consecrate our time, talents and means as called upon by our file leaders and as prompted by the whisperings of the Spirit. ...
"My brothers and sisters, if we can do this, then we will find ourselves clothed in the mantle of charity “which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
"'But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.' (Moro. 7:46–47.)
"Let us unite and pray with all the energy of heart, that we may be sealed by this bond of charity; that we may build up this latter-day Zion, that the kingdom of God may go forth, so that the kingdom of heaven may come."
I would encourage each of us to read the entire talk and hope that all of us can apply this to our efforts to build an eternal Zion family and prepare for the Second Coming of our Savior.
Love,
Dad/Mark
