Mortality Is a Master Class

God's living prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, gave an excellent, timely talk at General Conference a couple of weeks ago.  I would advise you to watch and read the entire talk.  There's much wisdom and counsel to be gleaned from his talk.  But for now I'm going to post a few quotes over the next few days from this talk.

"Mortality is a master class in learning to choose the things of greatest eternal import. Far too many people live as though this life is all there is. However, your choices today will determine three things: where you will live throughout all eternity, the kind of body with which you will be resurrected, and those with whom you will live forever. So, think celestial."  – President Russell M. Nelson, "Think Celestial!",  October 2023 General Conference

Mortality is our opportunity to make important choices that will determine our eternity.  Mortality is such a short time to learn and grow that each choice we make can affect our eternal destiny.  It is sad that so many people live as though this life is all there is.  They couldn't be more wrong.  And they may realize that too late.

This is why the eat drink and be merry philosophy is so absurd.

President Nelson reminds us that our choices in mortality will determine three things.

1 – Where you will live throughout all eternity.

2 – The kind of body with which you will be resurrected.

3 – Those with whom you will live forever.

Will our choices now lead us down the path towards Celestial glory with God and our families?  Or will we live Terrestrial or Telestial laws which lead to an eternity without our families?  It is our choice.

President Nelson said, "Thus, if we unwisely choose to live telestial laws now, we are choosing to be resurrected with a telestial body. We are choosing not to live with our families forever.

"So, my dear brothers and sisters, how and where and with whom do you want to live forever? You get to choose."

This is why it's so important to "Think Celestial" now.  Making the right choices now will lead to, not only, a life of happiness here in mortality, but most importantly eternal happiness and joy in the Celestial Kingdom with God and our families.

So I urge you all to aim high and "Think Celestial!".  Let us learn from this master class of mortality with an eternal perspective.  May our faith increase as we are obedient to God's laws.  May we all follow the prophet and always "Think Celestial!"

That's my two cents.