Benson - Nothing Is Going to Startle Us More

Ezra Taft Benson

Jesus Christ – Gifts and Expectation
BYU Speeches – December 1974 

President Ezra Taft Benson 
Christmas Devotional – December 1985

(*not part of the Christmas Devotional address) 

A few years ago, we knew our Elder Brother and His and our Father in Heaven well.  We rejoiced at the upcoming opportunity for earthly life that could make it possible for us have a fullness of joy as they had.  We could hardly wait to demonstrate to our Father and our Brother, the Lord, how much we loved them and how we would be obedient to them in spite of the earthly opposition of the evil one.  And now we’re here – our memories are veiled—and we’re showing God and ourselves what we can do.  Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar His face is to us.  And then, President Young said, we’re going to wonder why we were so stupid in the flesh.* 

God loves us, He’s watching us, he wants us to succeed, and we’ll know someday that He has not left one thing undone for the eternal welfare of each of us.  If we only knew that there are heavenly hosts pulling for us – friends in heaven, whom we can’t remember now, who yearn for our victory.  This is our day to show what we can do – what life and sacrifice we can daily, hourly, instantly bring to God.  If we give our all, we will  get His all from the greatest of all.

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