Elder Whitney made this statement in General Conference: “The Prophet Joseph Smith declared—and he never taught more comforting doctrine—that the eternal sealings of faithful parents and the divine promises made to them for valiant service in the Cause of Truth, would save not only themselves, but likewise their posterity. Though some of the sheep may wander, the eye of the Shepherd is upon them, and sooner or later they will feel the tentacles of Divine Providence reaching out after them and drawing them back to the fold. Either in this life or the life to come, they will return. They will have to pay their debt to justice; they will suffer for their sins; and may tread a thorny path; but if it leads them at last, like the penitent Prodigal, to a loving and forgiving father's heart and home, the painful experience will not have been in vain. Pray for your careless and disobedient children; hold on to them with your faith. Hope on, trust on, till you see the salvation of God” (Orson F. Whitney, Conference Report, April 1929).

Progression and Interaction

I have been reflecting on the concept of Glory, specifically how God increases in Glory. And as I reflected on this I began to reflect on how this concept affects us and how it helps us grow in our own balance, wellness and perspective. Eternal progression is all interactional - meaning, that you progress as others progress. This has a real impact when considering mental health, because this would mean that we need others to stay mentally well (not a new concept). God is continually progressing, not in knowledge, but in glory. God helps us progress, but we, as well, help Him progress (interaction) - by our good works and our service to others (His children) we add to His Glory! This is just one more reason we need to serve others, keeping this in mind - As we help others progress, we in turn progress and God progresses because of our progression - For this is His work and Glory! And His work and glory is to help us! God He knows all and is all, and at the level that He is, being ultimately omnipotent and omnipresent, there is no other purpose or reason than to help everyone else, His children, to succeed. We must focus on service to others, to help everyone. If service is God's Glory, then our work, everything we do, should be to serve others and be for His glory. The implications of this would solve most of the emotional difficulties, addiction issues and other problems in our society. We should not worry about trivial things, such as what people think, only what God thinks of you, and in turn, you will draw the Godly to you.