Above

You are a Child of God, but so is everyone right? Well the difference between you and everyone else is that you know you are a Child of God, you have knowledge about your divine nature and your eternal parenthood. So you know how important your life really is. With your knowledge comes the requirement of a higher standard, a rising above. A prime example of this higher standard is Captain Moroni of the Book of Mormon. Mormon describes Moroni by saying "if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever..." (Alma 44:17) Pretty powerful stuff right there. Moroni is probably my favorite person in the Book of Mormon, his faith was incredible. Under the shadow of Amalickiah's plan to seize kingship, Moroni stood tall and raised his standards- literally. Upon his garment he wrote "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children." (Alma 46:12) Then he hoisted this document upon every tower in the land, constantly reminding the people of their sacred duty to protect those things most important in life. "We see how quickly the children of men do forget the Lord their God," (Alma 46:8) but we are not the children of men, we are the children of God. We can be like Moroni and raise our standards, becoming as him and shaking the powers of hell. We can be on the Lord's side, although sometimes it is hard. Sometimes we feel like we are dirt and dust. We get stuck in a rut and get pummeled by those people who are always doing the right thing and are the 'perfect' kids. How can we compare to that? "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck) Falling down isn't the end, it is an opportunity to rise again and be like Moroni, shouting our standards to the nations and never letting anything pull us down again, becoming better people in the process.