There are Laws, actual Laws of eternal happiness??
Me and my best friend were having a deep conversation, the substance of which consisted of where we fit into the world. More specifically, what to major in. We both thoroughly enjoy helping others. It is a proven fact that giving service to others is a guaranteed way by which to bring happiness into your own life.
We bounced ideas off each other, most of them involving the medical field, or counseling, or teaching. All very sound ways of serving and helping others.
I asked my best friend what is something she really truly enjoys. What came out of her mouth caught me a little by surprise, as I was expecting something career oriented. After pausing to think for a moment she said, "I enjoy being happy." I chuckled a bit at first at the unexpected answer and we both mused that there was probably not a university that had "happiness" as a major. But what a profound thought. What if you could Major in the art of being happy? What if you had the ability to teach people how to bring joy into their lives? Could you imagine if there was a University in the world that had unlocked the golden secret to happiness? People would flock by the thousands, most would give up their riches, pay everything they had to vie the services of someone who could just teach them how to be happy.
The conversation turned again and I had not given her words much thought again, until tonight when reading an article about preparing to enter the House of the Lord. It had not hit me, that here, right here in my very own life, that there was such a University. It already exists, and has existed since the first recordings of history. Our temples, even the one that shines through my bedroom window, is the University of the Lord. Within that quote posted above, it said that this is the place where the Laws of Eternal Happiness are taught. What an absolutely incredible thing. I always knew that the gospel brings us happiness. That, just like service, has always been just one of those things that I know will make you happy. But I have never been told, in all my years growing up in the church, that when you are lucky enough to receive your endowments, and be sealed for time and all eternity, that you suddenly have access to the University of the Lord where you will be taught the principles and Laws of Eternal Happiness. I have never been aware that such Laws existed. That happiness was an eternal truth.
As you can tell this has absolutely blown my mind in the best of ways. Sorry if my musing and wonderings don't make complete sense, but I encourage you to ponder this comforting and motivating concept. If you already have access to the temple, for heaven's sake please take advantage of it, because the rest of us are just itching to have access to this incredible source of power that you do. If you do not already have it, please please please....use this as motivation to set your bar no lower than that of the standards of the temple. Set them high so that when that day comes that you are ready to receive those blessings, you will be fully prepared and eager to comprehend the all that the Lord is ready and willing to share with you.
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