So our lesson yesterday in RS was about missionary work, but one of the quotes they used (see below) made me think about Juli's pictures of chocolate cake the whole lesson from the Robinson Family Blog. Could anything look more appetizing than that chocolate cake, dripping in chocolate syrup and photographed perfectly on a pure white plate? Yumm...
'In many cookbooks there are pictures of the perfect dishes that recipes makethe fulness of the joy of cooking. These pictures are important because they help us envision the outcome if we strictly follow the directions as given in the recipe. It is important to begin with the end in mind, but the end represented by pictures in cookbooks is an end that is only possible if everything is done right. If directions are not followed or an ingredient is left out or miscalculated, the desired taste and appearance are seldom attained. The picture of a perfect dish, however, can serve as motivation to try again to create something that is both delicious and beautiful.
When we think of eternal life, what is the picture that comes to mind? I believe that if we could create in our minds a clear and true picture of eternal life, we would start behaving differently. We would not need to be prodded to do the many things involved with enduring to the end, like doing our home teaching or visiting teaching, attending our meetings, going to the temple, living moral lives, saying our prayers, or reading the scriptures. We would want to do all these things and more because we realize they will prepare us to go somewhere we yearn to go.' --L. Tom Perry, Conf April 2008.
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