Empathy comes from charity, the pure love of Christ. When we have empathy for others we feel compassion and understanding for whatever situation or trial they may be going through. Having empathy for others will come as we strive to develop charity. The Book of Mormon prophet Mormon taught that we must "pray unto the Father with all energy of heart, that [we] may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ." (Moroni 7:48) Developing charity is so important that the prophet Moroni, Mormon's son, said, "Except ye have charity ye can in nowise be saved in the kingdom of God." (Moroni 10:21) If our goal is to live with our Father in Heaven again we must be filled with charity.
Enduring to the end means that we remain firm and steadfast to God's commandments even though we may face temptation, opposition, and adversity. It is a life of consistent gospel living. It requires a lifetime of devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ. The Savior said to His apostles, "He that endureth to the end shall be saved." (Matthew 10:22) Christ also said, "Behold, I am the law, and the light. Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life." (3 Nephi 15:9)
Exaltation or eternal life is to live in God's presence and to continue as families. The whole purpose of our Heavenly Father's plan for us is to gain a body and have experiences so that we can become like Him. He wants us to live with Him again and because He knew we would make mistakes He sent His son Jesus Christ to pay the price for our sins. Through His infinite atonement we can be made clean and pure so that we may be worthy to enter God's kingdom.
Exaltation and eternal life is our goal and through charity and enduring to the end and because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can live with our Father in Heaven and our families for all eternity.
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