He Will Comfort All (Come, Follow Me)

From this week's Come, Follow Me reading in Isaiah comes this comforting verse.

For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.  (Isaiah 51:3)

Why Life and Freedom?

I believe life and freedom are two of the highest ideals that we should defend and uphold.  A review of the scriptures shows why.

• Jesus Christ, our Creator, gave us our life and then gave His life that we might all be resurrected and delivered from certain death.
• "the Spirit of God ... is also the spirit of freedom" (Alma 61:15)
• One of the primary messages of all scripture is that the Lord delivers from captivity and death.  Look at the example of the deliverance of Israel from bondage in Egypt and so many other examples of deliverance.
• "God will deliver ... all those who stand fast in that liberty wherewith God hath made them free." (Alma 61:21)
• "we honor individual agency. Most are aware of this Church’s great efforts to promote religious freedom. These efforts are in furtherance of our Heavenly Father’s plan. We seek to help all of His children—not just our own members—enjoy the precious freedom to choose." (President Dallin H. Oaks)

Meaning of Human Life

“A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.” (D. Elton Trueblood)

The Way of Holiness (Come, Follow Me)

The Lord is the Way.  He guides us on a path (Isaiah 30:20-21) that leads to everlasting joy and gladness (Isaiah 35:10).  In the temple, we can hear His loving direction along that path.