You Shall Have Eternal Life Doctrine and Covenants 14
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery faced severe persecution while translating the Book of Mormon in Harmony, Pennsylvania. They wrote to the Whitmer family asking if they could move to their home in Fayette, New York, to complete the translation. After divine manifestations from the Lord, Mary and Peter Whitmer Sr. and their family decided to invite Joseph, Emma, and Oliver into their home. Whitmer in particular felt inspired by the work of the Restoration They supported them while they worked on the translation. David and desired to know the Savior’s will for him. Joseph received a revelation, now Doctrine and Covenants 14,… in which the Savior invited David to join Him in this “great and marvelous work” ((Doctrine and Covenants 14:1). He invited David to “seek to bring forth and establish [His] Zion”
Read Doctrine and Covenants 14:5–7 and look for what the Savior asks us to do to qualify for eternal life.
Gospel Study Guide: Endure to the End
Link to originalTherefore, enduring to the end is not just a matter of passively tolerating life’s difficult circumstances or “hanging in there.” Ours is an active religion, helping God’s children along the strait and narrow path to develop their full potential during this life and return to Him one day. Viewed from this perspective, enduring to the end is exalting and glorious, not grim and gloomy. This is a joyful religion, one of hope, strength, and deliverance.
After learning about eternal life in seminary, a young woman thinks, “I just don’t think I’m good enough to live with my heavenly parents and Jesus Christ and be like Them. I’m not going to make it.”