Abraham 3

In gospel doctrine today we had a great lesson about Abraham 3. In verses 22-23 God shows Abraham the "noble and great" ones of His human family. These souls were foreordained to be rulers among the children of men. Abraham is included in this group, as God says, "Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou was born." Our teacher posed an interesting question: "How do we know when we have done all we were foreordained to do?" As I pondered this question, Richard G. Scott's conference talk came to mind. Elder Scott shares an experience when he received some personal revelation in a Sunday school class. As he wrote down his impressions he asked, "Was there yet more to be given?" And more was given. I think the same applies to us in regards to our foreordained missions on this earth. Our potential is not limited to one grand accomplishment. We can ALWAYS be doing more to further the work. I'm sure Joseph Smith did not think to himself after the first vision, "Wow, that was great. Now that I have discovered the answers to my questions, things can go back to normal." He not only discovered the truths about the nature of God that were lost centuries before; God had even more in store for the young prophet. He later translated the Book of Mormon, restored the priesthood and temple ordinances, and brought us other scripture such as the Doctrine and Covenants and the JST of the Bible. Eventually he would seal his testimony with his blood. Perhaps death is the only thing that can determine if we have done all we were foreordained to do. As Elder Scott testified, God will always give us more if we ask. The trick is to have an attitude of humility. No matter how much positive influence we have had already in our lives, we will always have a capacity for more if we turn our lives and our will over to the Lord.