Love the Lord- Win your inheritance

Members should be clearly informed and prepared for the final judgment and create facts that will allow the Supreme Judge to find on their behalf, said Elder Cree-L Kofford of the Seventy.In his remarks Saturday afternoon, Elder Kofford spoke allegorically of the day when every person will receive his ultimate inheritance before God.

"I am here today as a member of the trial team assembled by your chief advocate," he remarked.

The opposing counsel's purpose is to prove that each person is not eligible to receive his ultimate inheritance, Elder Kofford explained.

"Fortunately you are represented by the most skilled, capable and diligent counsel I have ever seen. . . ."

While the adversary brought forth a motion to judge and dismiss the case, saying that some have lived long enough and not taken serious steps to qualify for their ultimate inheritance, "your advocate began your defense as a trickle and built to the force of a mighty river. Humbly, softly, meaningfully and compellingly, he pled your case.

"I knew the impact He was having when I saw tears streaming down the cheeks of many in the court room. I don't remember all of His arguments and logic, but I do remember Him saying that man is a little lower than the angels (Psalm 8:5) and that the worth of souls is great. (D&C 18:10.)

"In one of the most majestic moments, His eyes filled with compassion and His voice quivering with indignation, He admonished, `He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.' (John 8:7.)

"He went on to argue that this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God (Alma 34:32) and closed with a breathtaking summary in which He said, no one has the right to judge the sum total of a man's life until that life has been lived."

The threshold question in each person's trial is: "Do you love the Lord thy God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind?" (Matt. 22:36.)

If the answer is no, judgment will be made. If the answer is yes, the adversary - the opposing counsel - will test the validity of the answer with the question, "Do you keep His commandments?"

"If your answer is in the affirmative, there will then follow hours, perhaps days, of questions, each designed to prove that you do not, in fact, keep His commandments," Elder Kofford said.

But "the ultimate outcome of your case is dependent upon the facts which you provide. The facts which represent your life are the facts that will ultimately determine your victory or defeat.

"Fortunately for you, your life's facts can still be created. The sum total of what you are can still be changed. Your life's story can still be written. It is not too late. Please, I plead with you, help Him to help you win your ultimate inheritance."