![]() Priesthood lines of authority and patriarchal blessings witness of God’s hand across generations. Family histories, family traditions, and family ties help us savor remembrance of things past while providing future patterns and hope. She gratefully testified of God’s blessing at each major juncture in her life. My dear mother recently celebrated her 90th birthday. ![]() As Christian philosopher Søren Kierkegaard put it: “Life must be understood backward. The Lord’s hand in our lives is often clearest in hindsight. Second, we can always remember Him by gratefully acknowledging His hand throughout our lives. In these days of motion and commotion, 4 “some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God,” 5 who guides “the future as he has the past.” 6 In “perilous times,” 7 we “remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men.” 8 The Lord remembers and assures nations and peoples. ![]() The Lord remembers His promises, including promises to gather scattered Israel through the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ and promises given to every member and missionary who remembers the worth of souls. The Lord remembers His everlasting covenants-from Adam’s time to the day Adam’s posterity “shall embrace the truth, and look upward, then shall Zion look downward, and all the heavens shall shake with gladness, and the earth shall tremble with joy.” 2 Drawing on the nearly 400 scripture references to the word remember, here are six ways we can always remember Him.įirst, we can always remember Him by having confidence in His covenants, promises, and assurances. Each week, in partaking of the sacrament, we covenant to always remember Him. ![]()
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