Jet Mariano

Tag: Worth of Souls

  • MIT8 Don’t dream it’s over. The fight is not Done!

    Salt Lake Temple at sunset. Shot at 50mm to catch the sun breaking through—lighting the place where covenants begin and where light reminds me to endure.

    Excerpt

    Don’t dream it’s over.
    The fight is not done.

    Intro

    Easter came quietly this year. No crowd, no noise—just stillness and reflection. As I listened to General Conference, one message stayed with me: love—not just when it’s easy, but especially when it’s hard.

    Notes from President Dallin H. Oaks

    “Today we might say that we are commanded to love our adversaries. All mortals are beloved children of God.”

    “As followers of Christ, let us follow Him by forgoing contention and by using the language and methods of peacemakers.”

    Perspective

    “The worth of souls is great in the sight of God.”
    —Doctrine and Covenants 18:10

    “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
    —Matthew 5:9

    Practice (today, not someday)

    Today I choose to love without contention.
    To stand firm without becoming harsh.
    To help without expecting anything in return.
    To be a peacemaker… even when it’s not easy.

    Final Reflection

    Loving others is not weakness.
    It is discipline.

    It does not mean surrendering truth—
    but choosing peace over pride, and patience over reaction.

    Easter reminds me that because of Him,
    death is not the end… and neither are our struggles.

    There is more ahead.
    So I keep going.

    Pocket I’m Keeping

    Choose to be a peacemaker. Always.

    What I Hear Now

    “We can follow the example of Jesus Christ… by choosing to love others—even if they show little or no love toward us.”

    “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
    —Matthew 11:28

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  • MIT-8 Silver pieces and the worth of a Soul

    The world assigns value.
    God never does.

    Excerpt

    Silver was counted. Souls were not. And yet, heaven never made that mistake.

    Intro

    When Joseph was sold by his brothers, the price they accepted revealed more about them than it did about him. They saw inconvenience. God saw a deliverer.

    Years later, that same pattern would repeat—this time, with the Savior Himself.

    Notes from Scripture

    When Joseph’s brothers cast him into the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver, they did not understand what they were doing. What looked like betrayal became the very path that would preserve their lives.

    Joseph later declared:
    “It was not you that sent me hither, but God” (Genesis 45:8).

    The prophet Zechariah later described a people who misjudged the worth of a shepherd, offering thirty pieces of silver—an amount that exposed how little they understood.

    That same number would be used again when Judas betrayed Christ.

    Perspective (Direct Quotes)

    “It was not you that sent me hither, but God” (Genesis 45:8)

    “A goodly price that I was prised at of them.” (Zechariah 11:13)

    “The worth of souls is great in the sight of God” (Doctrine and Covenants 18:10)

    Practice (Today, Not Someday)

    Today, I will remember that people are not measured by convenience, appearance, or past mistakes.

    I will choose to:

    • See beyond what is visible
    • Speak with respect, even when it’s not returned
    • Treat every person as someone God has never discounted

    Final Reflection

    Joseph was sold for silver—but he was never defined by it.

    The Savior was betrayed for silver—but He chose to redeem, not condemn.

    The world will always try to assign value based on what it understands.

    But heaven does not negotiate the worth of a soul.

    Pocket I’m Keeping

    No one I meet today is “cheap” in the eyes of God.

    What I Hear Now (Direct Quotes)

    “The things which some men esteem to be of great worth… others set at naught.” (1 Nephi 19:7)

    “For behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh… that all men might repent and come unto him” (D&C 18:11)

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