“The Lord clearly declared, 'If you keep my commandments and
endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of
all the gifts of God' (D&C 14:7). Therefore, enduring to the end is not
just a matter of passively tolerating life's difficult circumstances or
'hanging in there.' Ours is an active religion, helping God's children along
the strait and narrow path to develop their full potential during this life and
return to Him one day. Viewed from this perspective, enduring to the end is
exalting and glorious, not grim and gloomy. This is a joyful religion, one of
hope, strength, and deliverance. 'Adam fell that men might be; and men are,
that they might have joy' (2 Nephi 2:25). Enduring to the end is a process
filling every minute of our life, every hour, every day, from sunrise to
sunrise. It is accomplished through personal discipline following the
commandments of God.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf "Have We Not Reason to Rejoice?" November 2007
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