Let me begin this morning with a couple of questions.

These things top our list of pursuits and dreams. But our Heavenly Father focuses on something different. I have come to believe everything about life on this earth in this age aims toward one thing. Everything we encounter; the struggles, the trials, the challenges, the setbacks, are intended to move us toward a specific goal. The people we encounter, the events we experience, the defeats as well as the victories all become the curriculum for our development as a child of God.