In order to go up in a hot air balloon certain things have
to be in place. I am not a balloonist so I don’t really know how those things work
exactly. I am pretty sure however, that there must be the right amount of lift verses
weight. Too much lift and I think it would spin out of control and too much
weight and it won’t lift off. I think getting
into heaven is much the same way, and we can equate spirituality to lift and
sin to weight.
There are natural laws that govern the universe, and allow
us to rotate around the sun and moon giving us twenty four hours in a day and
four seasons. There are laws that govern how our bodies grow and develop physically,
emotionally, socially and spiritually. The Lord has said that he has not at any
time given us a temporal law. In other words it is all spiritual and allows us
to return to our heavenly home. Neither has he left us down here without access
to knowledge of these things. I remember the American Indian that spoke in our
fireside a while back. The stories in the Book of Mormon had gone by word of
mouth from one generation to the next apparently since the days of Nephi. At
one time even the forgotten tribes in far off lands knew the word of God.
God wants us to return to him and has done everything he can
to direct us in the right course of action without taking away our agency. We make our own hell and pass it on to our
children who are innocent. Now there’s a sticky wicket. Still the answer is the
same. We cannot blame God if we go to hell.
“For he (God) will not suffer you
that ye shall live in your iniquities to destroy his people.” (Alma 9:19)
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