Be Sound to the faith.

In his letter to Elder Titus Paul speaks of being sound to the faith. Being I would say, solid, concrete having a sure knowledge of the nature of God and believing that which is from God. We should ask ourselves how solid is our faith? It is a question each of us must answer for ourselves for we are the only one who can increase our faith. We can teach another all we want but until they are receptive and willing to receive instructions, guidance and direction it does little good.

I have often thought that the gospel has layers. The first layer is believing, study and finally knowledge. Upon that solid foundation we then are able to build and build layer upon layer until perhaps like Elijah we are ready to be translated. I am a long way from that but I wonder if this is not how we build our mansions in heaven. It is something that came to me just now. The scriptures do speak of building on a firm foundation, or a rock. Whether I have a shack in heaven or a mansion apparently depends upon what I do here. It’s something to think about… briefly because the reason we pray, or study or do good makes all the difference in our reward