Get A Move On, Time's A Tickin'!

 Today is Fast Sunday, hence Sacrament Meeting was fast & testimony meeting. Whenever there is a temporary pause in the bearing of testimonies like there was today in our Ward, my Mom's words always pop into my mind. I can hear her saying "get a move on, time's a tickin'!" During that temporary pause today, I started pondering on Mom's words, and realized that, yes, time is a tickin' for all of us with regard to living up to our potential and becoming the type of person we need to become in order to qualify to live in the presence of God after our life here on earth is complete. As the scriptures say, now is the time for men to prepare to meet God. None of us knows when our last day on earth will be. We always need to be prepared for that event.

If I had born my testimony today, I would have included something like this after mentioning my mom's saying:

Yes, time's a tickin' for repenting of our sins

Time's a tickin' for becoming more Christ-like in our thoughts and actions

Time's a tickin' for participating in the gathering of Zion

Time's a tickin' for mending broken hearts and broken family relationships

Time's a tickin' for loving more and feeling less sorry for ourselves

Time's a tickin' for redeeming the dead through temple work

Time's a tickin' for remembering and living up to our covenants and staying on the covenant path.

Time's a tickin' for preparing the world for the 2nd coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

This list could go on and on, but the point with this post is that my Mom was right. Time is a tickin'! Time is going fast. The Savior will be here before we know it and, hopefully, we can be prepared spiritually to meet Him when he arrives.

This is a picture of my Mom while on oxygen shortly before she passed away from lung cancer. She was such a wonderful mother. I miss her like crazy. She passed away 28 years ago next month. Next Sunday is Mother's Day. I will truly be thinking of her on that day.