Worth of Souls (part of)

Have your ever asked yourself, "Just how important am I as an individual?" I've found in my research upon this subject that nearly every man and woman who has lived, has experienced this feeling, and has at some time in their life tried to deal with the question.

We often look at someone who has greater wealth, or greater knowledge, or better looks, or better attributes and think how insignificant we really are. But that isn't so in the sight of our Heavenly Father.

David the Psalmist in his 8th Psalm wrote," What is man, O Lord, that thou art midful of him, or the Son of man, that thous visitist him? For thou has made him a little lower than the angels and has crowned him with glory and honor. Thous made him to have dominion over the works of they Lamb: thou hast put all things under his feet. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth.

Shakespeare exclaimed,"What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable. In action, how like an angel! In apprehension, how like a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals

And Gladstone penned ,"Man himself is the crowning wonder of creation: the study of his nature the noblest study the world affords."

Have you ever wondered- is there anyone else just like me? Thr Lod, through the Prophet Joseph Smith spoke to Oliver Cowdry and David Whitmer in the 18th Section of the D&C.

" Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God; For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him. And he hath risen again from the dead that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance. And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth. Wherefore, you are called to call repentance unto this people. And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bringsave it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!" (D&C 18: 10-16)

Remember the worth of souls (an individual) is great in the sight of God.

Luke 15 is the parable of the ninety and nine.

Now that we have a little better insignt into the what and how and importance of man, lets take a little closer look at this matter of the individual and how he or she interacts one with another.

I imagine in my mind that there are 3 main influences that affect me as an individual. First is the effect of other individuals in shaping my life or trying to shape my life, either directly or indirectly, by force or by love. Second is the effect that I personnally influence my life by. And third by the influence that I personally have on shaping the life of someone else.

Let me give you a good example: 1)Sarah Hine (Sorry! He didn't write the story and I don't know who she is.) 2) President Howard W. Hunter