In this week’s Come, Follow Me, we are invited to “live a higher law—to be righteous not only in our outward actions but also in our hearts.” As we live that higher law, repent, seek forgiveness, and come unto Him, the Savior has promised that He will receive us (3 Nephi 12:24).
Sometimes the higher law might seem impossible to live up to, since we make mistakes daily as mortal beings. But Church leaders have reminded us that we need not be too hard on ourselves. In his October 1995 general conference address, then-Elder Russell M. Nelson emphasized that “men are that they might have joy—not guilt trips!” He also promised that as we strive to live a higher law, love God, and keep His commandments, we will find eternal blessings are in store for us, including “thrones, kingdoms, principalities, powers, and dominions.”
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