There is a difference between "waiting around" and "enduring to the end".
Getting older and retiring should also include continued learning and personal growth. Simply enjoying ourselves during retirement, while waiting around to die, is not enduring to the end!
"Enduring to the end" is constantly working to overcome the natural man or natural women, within each one of us. Learning to elevate the natural or carnal side of our humanity is the challenge. How are we to obtain mastery over self? Follow the Master!
In Nephi's farewell address, he teaches about the Doctrine of Christ (the straight path, narrow gate, and only way to eternal life). There are three requirements for entrance into the gate or way of eternal life:
1 Repentance (turning towards God)2 Baptism
3 Following Jesus
Nephi defines "enduring to the end" as constantly following the behavior of Jesus". What are some of the examples that Jesus shared with humanity, by the way He lived His life? Patience, kindness and longsuffering. Jesus also taught us how to follow the will of our Father in heaven. These are the personal behaviors we should be attempting to exemplify.
Let us find ourselves truly "enduring to the end", while drawing nearer and nearer to Jesus Christ. He is the only way. He is the One who is mighty to save.
And now my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved. Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, this cause have they been shewn unto me: that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter.
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