A Righteous Judgment
As we were driving in the car yesterday, my daughter said something to me and then suggested that God was making note of what she said and would in a future day remember that she had said this certain thing at that exact time and place. In other words, she expressed the thought that everything she did was being watched and recorded and judged by God. She seemed to be suggesting that everything she ever did or said or thought would be put under trial by God, that He was always watching and ready to accuse us for our mistakes. In the most recent general conference , Elder Bednar spoke about the final judgment and this attitude: “Many of us may expect that our appearance before the bar of the Eternal Judge will be similar to a proceeding in a worldly court of law. A judge will preside. Evidence will be presented. A verdict will be rendered. And we likely will be uncertain and fearful until we learn the eventual outcome.” This perception is one of fear that what we have done will be d...