Friday, September 26, 2008

Where is my heart?

3 Nephi 13: 19-21
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal;
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break though nor steal.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.


Where is my heart?
The first thing that came to my mind when I asked my self this question is what gives me peace. The first things that came to me were the sound of the ocean or quite view of a mountain range and then I hit the one true thing that gives me peace; the temple. My favorite temple is the temple depicted in the picture above the Logan temple. I like this temple for a number reasons most of which are to sacred to share, but one of the reason I can share is that it’s not white. The all the lord’s temples save this one is white, symbolizing it purity.
My favorite definition of pure is Untainted with evil, Innocent. I can guarantee there is not one person on this earth aside from Christ who is untainted with evil and innocent, all of us no matter how hard we try have sinned and given into the enticing of Satan some more than other but the point being none of us are truly pure. The only way to become pure is trough the atonement of Christ, through repentance now not one of us will only need to repent once as it is we are human we error and will have to continually re-purify ourselves if you will.
So if we all are unperfected then how do we define what makes a person pure. I think the best way is to look to there hearts. Where does the heart lie, people with good heart tend to be defined as being loving, giving, acting with good intent. Now can you be all those things and make bad choice, yes you can. A man is often judge by his actions not his heart. In the scriptures it say in Samuel 16:7….Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature…..for the Lord seeth not as a man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the lord looketh on the heart.
Now this scripture refers to a mans outward appearance not his action but the only one who can judge a man is Christ we are to look to there heart and love them for there hearts not judge them for there actions. If we can do this our heart will be better for it. So back to my original question where is my heart, I don’t think it’s exactly where its supposed to be but I think to be in that perfect place will only come through Christ and though its not quite there yet I’m headed in the right direction.

1 comment:

Camilla and Tim said...

sorry, but I am tagging you again! :)