Knowing Christ
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"Tragically, millions in the world today still prize and choose 'the riches of the earth' over the 'riches of eternity,' not knowing or fully understanding that 'He that hath eternal life is rich,' " said Elder John M. Madsen of the Seventy.
"Simply stated, eternal life is to live forever as families in the presence of God," he said during the Sunday afternoon session. "In His great intercessory prayer, the Savior gives to all mankind the key to obtaining eternal life, 'And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.' (John 17:3.)
"But how can man come to know the only true God?
"I know of no more wonderful summary of the identity and role of the Lord Jesus Christ than the declaration of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve, entitled 'The Living Christ.' "
Elder Madsen said, "It is wonderful, and absolutely essential, to know who the Lord Jesus Christ is. What does it mean to know the Lord Jesus Christ, and how can we come to know Him?
"The Savior answers, 'strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.'
"To know the Lord Jesus Christ, we . . . must receive Him. And to receive Him, we must receive His servants.
"To receive Him, we must receive the fulness of His gospel.
"To receive Him, faithful sons of God must receive His priesthood, and magnify their callings.
"But ultimately, to receive Him and know Him, we and all mankind must, as Moroni exhorts, 'come unto Christ and be perfected in Him.' In other words, we must come unto Christ and strive to 'become' like Him.
"May [the time] soon 'come when the knowledge of a Savior shall spread throughout every nation, kindred, tongue and people.'"
