I am enjoying your thoughts on the scrptures very much. I especially appreciated this last one. I think it is very true that many try to complicate the Gospel, which in reality is very simple. And this simplicity is why children are able to understand it, often more clearly than many adults. Truth doesn’t have to be complex to be profound.

Thank you

Good post, not only in content, but in style–good reading.

My bishop once said that the gospel is “simple” but not “simplistic”. What I gathered from his statement is that in spite of the gospel’s simplicity it has the uncanny power to resolve the conundrum of the fall which can play out in very complex ways in the lives of individuals. It has the power to lead man and woman back into the presence of God, through mystery after mystery as we approach the divine throne.

The universe is quite complex and yet it all seems to line up when we fix our gaze on the Savior. I appreciate your reminder in this post that it is only in how we do those few things that are required in order to align ourselves with God that true success in the end. And yet, the beauty of is that by doing those thing few things we are empowered in such a way so as to be able to bear life’s intricate burdens.

Jack

…that [will bring] true success…

Jack