So there I was, eating my breakfast cereal, when out of the middle of nowhere I had a bit of revelation. I was thinking about how to "Be an example of the Believers"(1 Timothy 4:12), and the thought came to me of what we were commanded to do.
"Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
-- Matthew 5:16
"For behold, this is my work and my glory
—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."
-- Moses 1:39
So if God's work and glory is immortality and eternal life, then to glorify Him would be to help others find this eternal life. Everyone will be resurrected and become immortal, because the Savior was resurrected.
"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."
So I thought about how we gain eternal life, or rather how do we keep the commandments. Those who keep the commandments have Faith, Repent of their sins, are Baptized by someone holding the Priesthood Authority, receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and then Endure to the End.
Baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost are ordinances, something that takes place at a specific place and time, and is performed by someone holding the proper Priesthood to do so.
Faith and Repentance however are both principles of the Gospel that we must have every day of our lives in order to truly Endure to the End.
But my original question was How do we apply this in our lives?
Basically everything we do should be to Glorify the Father. This doesn't mean we shout praises and sing hymns all day long although there is a time to do so. This means that everything we do should be an example, to help others make that decision to exercise their Faith in Jesus Christ by, Repentance, Baptism, receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and then to help them stay strong and Endure to the End throughout the rest of their lives.
Being this example and striving to help others to also come into the waters of Baptism will qualify them for eternal life, which brings much more Joy and Happiness to God then any amount of praise or singing.
Our Heavenly Father is most happy when we keep His commandments, so as we help others come closer to Him, we are only giving Him praise and glory by our works. Let His work and glory, become what we work for, and we can truly Glorify Him.
So my favorite car in the world is a JEEP. I don't have one yet but I really really want one.
Why do I want one? Because I think it will make me happy, but that happiness will only last a short time in this life.
So why would someone want to be Baptized? Because the example of those who have been Baptized makes them think that being Baptized will help them be happy, and this happiness can last forever and extend beyond this life.
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The JEEP will represent Baptism. I don't have a JEEP, but the JEEPs I see around me look cool in my eyes, and I desire one.
So since I have been Baptized, I need to be just like a JEEP and my example should help others desire to be Baptized.
People are there to Glorify the Father by helping others get Baptized!!
JEEPs are there to make me want a JEEP!!
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