They just would not come up, because you would be thinking about something else. This means that our thoughts and our attention are not directed toward introspection, but rather toward the welfare of others There would then not really be room for the kinds of questions that you ask. To be perfect in following the Savior it is required that we forget ourselves in the service of others. So if we are living a pure life with respect to obedience to the principles of the gospel, we are indeed accepting the Savior’s sacrifice. We accept the Savior’s sacrifice by repenting of wrong doing, not by producing output. In your question you are talking about two different things that may not be directly related. That we shall go quickly or that we shall perform spectacularly is not important, but that we shall safely and surely move from hour to hour and day to day, and that we shall not lose the way, are things vital to all men who would realize their highest possibilities” (Improvement Era 1941). My patriarchal blessing says I will be coming forth in the first resurrection if I stay faithful. I have served a mission when I was young. “To Joseph Smith, at a time when he seemed impatient to move faster than circumstances permitted, the Lord said: Do not run faster or labor more than you have strength and means provided … but be diligent unto the end (Doctrine and Covenants 10:4). Question Dear Gramps, I have been an active member of the Church since I was baptized. Evans, who was the voice for the tabernacle choir years ago, in one of his sermonets said, So one must balance perfectionism with practicality. One would be less perfect spending all one’s time on perfecting minutia, than producing a less perfect but practical output. But to strive for perfection at the expense of output is counterproductive. I think it’s great to be a perfectionist, if you will accept yourself as being not yet perfect. Will you please offer some wise words to help us make peace with these troublesome worries? I heard these same worries expressed by my friend in scripture study last week. I bounce back and forth between worrying that I am not doing enough or all that I can do and that I am not fully accepting and grateful for the infinite sacrifice that Jesus made for all. But I also don’t want to ignore the gift of the atonement. I have high expectations of myself and others. How do you know when you have done “all that you can do”? I confess to be a perfectionist and worry-wart.
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