Section 78 of the Doctrine and Covenants is a great section all about the law of consecration, and how we as saints, should have an eternal perspective. What I got out of reading that section is that we all have been given so much by our Heavenly Father, and one of the many blessings he has given us is the people that love and support us. We can't make it through this life on our own. We first of all need the Lord, but we also need love and support here on earth. I've been blessed with a wonderful loving family, and a wonderful loving spouse who help me every day. I felt like Heavenly Father was trying to get the point across in this section that since he has given us these people in our lives, we can show our love and gratitude for him by serving these people and sharing our love, and whatever else we need to, with them.
These verses were my favorite in this section:
"17 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;
18 And ye cannot abear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.
19 And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more."
We are as little children in his sight, we have so much to learn and to understand. His perspective is an eternal perspective, while our is still a mortal one. But he gives us comfort in the rest of those verses, telling me that he knows how everything is going to turn out, and that he will guide me to help me through everything, as long as I am living the best I can.
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