Come, follow me.
3 Nephi 27: 21
Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and ye know the things that ye must do in my church; for the works which ye have seen me do that shall ye also do; for that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do;
Years ago, at the Hope of America program in the Marriott Center, I heard this thought and I have always loved it:
Be someone's example and not their excuse.
"We are under commandment to follow his example, and these are some of the examples he set for us:
1. Christ was obedient and valiant in the premortal life, thus gaining the privilege of coming into mortality and receiving a body of flesh and bones.
2. He was baptized in order that the door to the celestial kingdom would be opened.
3. He held the priesthood and received all the saving and exalting ordinances of the gospel.
4. Jesus served for about three years in a ministry of teaching the gospel, bearing witness of the truth, and teaching men what they must do to find joy and happiness in this life and eternal glory in the world to come.
5. He performed ordinances including the blessing of children, baptisms, administering to the sick, and ordinations to the priesthood.
6. He performed miracles. At his command the blind were given sight, the deaf heard, the lame leaped, and the dead returned to life.
7. In conformity with the mind and will of the Father, Jesus lived a perfect life without sin and acquired all of the attributes of Godliness.
8. He overcame the world; that is, he bridled every passion and has risen above the carnal and sensual plane so that he lived and walked as guided by the Spirit.
9. He brought to pass the Atonement, thereby ransoming men from the [spiritual and physical] death caused by the fall of Adam.
10. Now, resurrected and glorified, he has gained all power in heaven and in earth, has received the fullness of and is one with the Father."
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter, 2015, Chapter 24
