President Uchtdorf said this:
“When we understand why our Heavenly Father has given us this pattern for living, when we remember why we committed to making it a foundational part of our lives, the gospel ceases to become a burden and, instead, becomes a joy and a delight. It becomes precious and sweet.”
So I want you to ask yourself why? Why do you believe in God? Why do you follow the commandments? Why do you read the Book of Mormon? (Or if you haven't, why?) Why do you follow the prophet? Why do you believe in the Plan of Salvation?
As a teenager I did a lot of babysitting, and I loved it. One thing that always amused me though was when a three year-old would get on a "why-rant". They would come up with this never-ending list of "why" questions and expect me to be able to answer all of them. Often times the questions were ridiculous, but sometimes they were very thought provoking.
It is easy to get annoyed when asked many "why" questions, but I think children have it figured out. If we don't understand the "why" then it makes the "what" important. For example. We read our scriptures every day. That is the what. Why? Because as we read we learn more about Christ and we can be taught by the Spirit the things we must do.
We go to church. Why? Because it is a commandment of the Lord. Let's ask why one more time. The Lord commands us to go to church to partake of the sacrament. Why? To renew the covenants we made at baptism. To be spiritually renewed and to receive strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
What's beautiful about the gospel is that we can come to know and understand the why's? We don't have to take anything at face value. There is always an answer. The answers come through study. We can study the Book of Mormon, we can ponder things in our heart, we can pray to ask our Heavenly Father. As we sincerely seek answers to the why we will find them.
When we understand the why or the gospel, it makes living the what easier. The why helps us understand our divine potential, our potential to be heirs to the kingdom of God.
