(Insert Name Here) 9/23/2013 9:24 PM What do believe Elder Oaks means when he discusses “the challenge to become?” What are you trying to become? How might this course help you to accomplish this?  “Many Bible and modern scriptures speak of a final judgment at which all persons will be rewarded according to their deeds or works or the desires of their hearts. But other scriptures enlarge upon this by referring to our being judged by the condition we have achieved.” Our final judgment is not just what we have done on earth, it is what we have become. It is our life as a whole. Has our heart been softened and turned towards the Lord? Have we done all that we can to become like Him? Is there anything else in our lives that is not in harmony of the Lord’s teachings? I believe this is what we are to become. We are to become like our Heavenly Father. Every person must go through a conversion process to become like Him. We must have a change of heart. We can learn a lot about a lot of things, but we must act upon what we learn in order to become more like our Heavenly Father and to return to live with Him. It’s like the song, “I am a Child of God.” Teach me all that I must do, to live with Him someday. It was change from “know” to “do.”  Knowing is not enough, we must show our love and act upon what we learned to become more like our Heavenly Father. ‘The Apostle Paul said that persons who have received the Spirit of God “have the mind of Christ.”’

Peter Moore 9/24/2013 5:57 PM You are so right! We were created to act and not to be acted upon, as we learn in the Book of Mormon. We need to learn the right things to do so that we can go and DO it! It doesn't help at all if you memorize the math book and then never take the test. You get an "F" if you don't preform the action and take the test. It is the same for us in life. We can study the scriptures, we can read talks, we can learn about God, but until we keep the commandments and show that we are going to give up our will for the will of the Father, nothing matters. Great thoughts about becoming and doing and not just being idle.