His laws are a manifestation of His love for us.
Obedience to His laws is an expression of our love for Him.
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"To those of us who profess to be disciples of the Savior Jesus Christ, He gave this far reaching instruction:
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
My Beloved brothers and sisters, when our Savior ministered among men, He was asked by the inquiring lawyer, ”Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”
Mathew records that Jesus responded: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. “This is the first and great commandment. “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Mark concludes the account with the Savior’s statement: ”There is non other commandment greater than these.”
We cannot truly love God if we do not love our fellow travelers in this mortal journey. Likewise we cannot fully love our fellowmen if we do not love God, the Father of us all. The Apostle John tells us, “This commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” We are all spirit children of our Heavenly Father and, as such, are brothers and sisters. As we keep this truth in mind, loving all of God’s children will become easier. Actually, love is the very essence of the gospel, and Jesus Christ is our Exemplar.I now often pray to love the sisters in the ward. I pray for the ones I know well, and the ones I only know by name. As we serve we learn to love, but I also need to pray to love those I serve. I need the kind of love that flows out of me without thought or judgment. I think we all do. Heavenly Father always answers our prayers. Sometimes we need to be constant in our prayers because we are flawed and need his continual strength. Pray for those you love and for the ability to love.