Only way to happiness, fulfillment is through the Savior
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Jesus Christ is the only way to happiness and fulfillment; "every other way, any other way, whatever other way is foolishness," said Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge of the Seventy in his Saturday afternoon conference address.
Elder Corbridge quoted a number of brief statements by Christ about Himself as recorded in scripture, such as, "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst," and "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
"He offers a well of living water," Elder Corbridge declared. "Either we eat and hunger no more, or we don't and foolishly remain weak and hungry still.
"He is the Light of the world. Either we follow Him and see clearly, or we don't and foolishly remain blind and in darkness still.
"He is the Resurrection and the Life. ... Either we learn of Him and have life more abundantly or we don't and remain dead still.
"He is the Savior of the world. Either we accept the blessings of His atonement and are made clean and pure, worthy to have His Spirit, or we don't and foolishly remain alone and filthy still."
Elder Corbridge added: "Only God can sustain us, only He can cause our heart to beat and give us breath, only He can preserve and protect us. Only He can give us strength to bear up under the burdens of life, only He can give us power, knowledge, peace and joy. Only He can forgive our sins, only He can heal us, only He can bring us back to the presence of the Father."
The Savior will do all of that and much more "if we but remember Him to keep His commandments," Elder Corbridge said. "What then shall we do? We will remember Him to keep His commandments. It is the only intelligent thing to do."
Christ overcame sin and suffered the penalty for the wrongs of mankind, Elder Corbridge said. "What then shall we do? We will take upon us the name of the Son, and always remember Him and keep His commandments which He has given us."
