What am I here for?
Scripture answers the purpose question with a direction to face rather than a plan to read.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentMicah 6:8
“What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
- New TestamentMatthew 25:40
“Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
- Book of MormonMosiah 2:17
“When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 81:5
“Succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.”
Where the Church has written about it
- For the Strength of YouthYou Can Help with God’s Work
- Gospel TopicsService
- General ConferenceTalks on service and purpose
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