ElRay L. Christiansen Quotes (2 Quotes)

So this estate is given each of us to determine whether or not we will merit glory and honor 'for ever and ever,' or whether we will rebel and refuse or be indifferent and not comply with the conditions and the laws and the ordinances provided by a merciful Father for our guidance through life and our protection and our salvation and thereby, by so doing, deny ourselves the fabulous gift and blessing of eternal life. This life, then, is a time of 'sifting,' a time when the 'wheat' is separated from the 'chaff,' a time of deciding who is who and where we will live after we die.

This mortal probation is a brief periodjust a short span, linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is, in fact, the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray.