To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassing. The fruit that Lehi partook of in his vision and that filled his soul with exceeding great joy and that was most desirable above all things was the love of God. In the closing accounts of both the Jaredites and the Nephites, Moroni records that except men shall have this pure love of Christ, called charity, they cannot inherit that place which Christ has prepared in the mansions of His Father nor can they be saved in the kingdom of God (see Ether 12:34 Moro. “Wherefore, my beloved brethren,” pleads Moroni, “pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ that ye may become the sons of God that when he shall appear we shall be like him” ( Moro. It is the pure love of Christ, called charity, that the Book of Mormon testifies is the greatest of all-that never faileth, that endureth forever, that all men should have, and that without which they are nothing (see Moro. This, then, is the first and great commandment: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength” ( Mark 12:30 see also Matt. “Come unto Christ,” exhorts Moroni in his closing testimony, “… and love God with all your might, mind and strength” ( Moro. The great commandment of life is to love the Lord. The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it. “We will prove them herewith,” said the Lord, “to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them” ( Abr. The great test of life is obedience to God. You are helping to cleanse the inner vessel. My heart has been touched as I have learned of the many children, youth, and adults of the Church whose lives are being changed by the study of the Book of Mormon. How I have been blessed as a result of your faith and prayers during the past few months. My dear brethren and sisters, I thank the Lord that He in His kindness has permitted me to join with you in another glorious general conference of the Church.
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