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This devotional address entitled Get a Life was given on January 3rd of 1993 by Elaine L. Jack,

then the Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Just before the children of Israel crossed into the promised land, Moses, their leader,

gave them a great final lecture.

Their leader for 40 years, Moses delivered this sermon about the essential knowledge of life,

knowing full well he would not accompany his people to their new homeland. What would he have said this last time?

Moses told his people the most important things to know if they were to live happily and return to their Heavenly Father.

Near the end of his message, he laid out their choices very clearly. He said these significant words,

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death,

blessing and cursing. Therefore, choose life that both thou and thy seed may live, that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and

that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him, for He is thy life

and the length of thy days.

My dear brothers and sisters, like Moses, I stand watching you, the young adults of the church, prepare to cross into

many lands of promise.

Tonight, I repeat Moses' words and ask you to choose life, to understand with your heart

and your head that the Lord is indeed your life and the length of thy days.

To choose life is only possible when we understand we have the power to do it.

In the book of Moses, we read about Enoch's discussion with the Lord.

At one point, Enoch recorded,

The God of Heaven looked upon the residue of his people, and he wept.

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