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Enrichment G
God has said that no one can come unto Him
except by His laws. If we receive and obey His laws,
then we will come to know God and become like
Him, thus having eternal life. (See D&C 132:11–12,
21–25, 32; John 17:3). It is only by obedience to law
that one can become sanctified. Those who, by their
agency, submit to law and are governed by God’s
laws are preserved, protected, and sanctified through
the operation of those laws. Those who do not live
the laws of God cannot be sanctified by the Savior
through those laws; therefore, they must inherit a
kingdom other than the celestial. Each of us must be
able to abide by the law of the kingdom we inherit
(see D&C 88:21–24; 34–35).
President Wilford Woodruff said: “The God of
heaven, who created this earth and placed His
children upon it, gave unto them a law whereby they
might be exalted and saved in a kingdom of glory.
For there is a law given unto all kingdoms, and all
things are governed by law throughout the whole
universe. Whatever law anyone keeps he is preserved
by that law, and he receives whatever reward that
law guarantees unto him. It is the will of God that all
His children should obey the highest law, that they
may receive the highest glory that is ordained for all
immortal beings. But God has given all His children
an agency, to choose what law they will keep.”
(Millennial Star, 20 Dec. 1886, p. 801.)
The following diagram illustrates the
consequences of our choice to obey or to reject
the laws given to us by God:
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Consider the following:
D&C 130:20; 132:5. What is the condition for
receiving any blessing from God?
D&C 132:11–12, 21–25. What is the only means
by which we can attain the glory of God?
D&C 88:21–24. What will determine the glory
we inherit in the hereafter?
D&C 88:34–35. By what means can we be
sanctified? What may keep us from being
sanctified?
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