More Joy

There really is joy all around when that's what we seek!  Tonight I found more joy at the temple, and particularly when I came across this verse:  3 Nephi 28:10, "And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;"

If you go back to the preceding verses you'll find that the Savior is speaking here to the three Nephite disciples who desired to "bring the souls of men unto [Him], while the world shall stand."  So, that's the "cause" that will bring a "fullness of joy" and I believe that is very instructive for each of us.  We may not all be here until the "world shall stand" but we are here in the world now and every time we bring someone (even and maybe even particularly ourselves) to Him we are blessed!

The verses just after this and referenced in the footnotes explain even more joy:

D&C 84:37-38:  "And he that receiveth me receiveth my Father;  And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father’s kingdom; therefore all that my Father hath shall be given unto him."

Obviously we have a few things to balance in life, but reading these verses tonight made me think again about how sharing the gospel and coming to Him can and should be our focus.  Really,  nothing else matters.  Our joy will be full!  :)