Does My Life Align with the Savior's?

Some days are harder to gather my own thoughts of what I’ve read.  That is partly because of all the distractions going on around me.  I read from Mormon 8.  Mormon is dead – killed in battle with the Lamanites, and Moroni is finishing his record.  Then I read an assignment from Preach My Gospel where we’re asked what the Book of Mormon says about the Bible and in what ways do both books serve as a testament of Christ.  That left me wanting more, so I read the next talk in my November Ensign on Temple Standard from Elder Scott D. Whiting.

Why do we have scripture?  What is it’s purpose?  Mormon, Moroni and a host of other prophets sacrificed their entire lives so we could have access to the happenings in their days and their prophecies of our day.  Moroni saw our day!  He saw the wickedness that would exist at the time of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.  I can’t help but wonder what he thought of our day and the wickedness that prevails.  It had to be disgusting to him. 

In answer to my question, (the purpose of scriptures), we have scripture to testify of the divinity of our Savior, Jesus Christ, his purpose in coming to earth, our Heavenly Father’s plan, and our part in it. The scriptures are to help us in our journey home - to our Heavenly Father and so we would have an example of the type of person we are to be.  When we believe in Christ, we will seek for a remission of our sins, and the way has been created for us to be forgiven so we can return to our Heavenly Father. 

As I read the conference talk, he spoke of the temples and the preciseness of their construction.  In examination of the contractor’s work, if something doesn’t pass “temple standard”, it is worked on or replaced until it does.  Then he draws a comparison to our lives.  As we read the scriptures and the words of the prophets, we too must have periodic self-exams of our “construction” progress.  Is my life in alignment with the Lord’s commandments?  Do I have walls that need buffing or windows that need replacement?  Am I seeking to hide these flaws?  The answers to these questions come when we read the scriptures and try daily to align our lives with that of our Savior.