Mosiah 4:19

“For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold. And for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?”

In my personal scripture study this week I came across this scripture and it really stood out to me. The main thing that it brought to my mind was the judgments that we make of others. Too quickly we judge people based off of rumors or the actions they have done. This is incredibly hypocritical because we all make mistakes and as the scripture says, “we are all beggars,” we all rely on God for everything we have and we rely on the Atonement of Jesus Christ to help us right our wrongs. This scripture is a great reminder that no matter who we are or what we have done each and every one of us relies on Christ to save us. We would most definitely not be able to reach our full potential without the Savior and Heavenly Father on our side.

One important principle that this scripture does teach is not to be hypocritical of others. I think we can all agree that we are guilty of the occasional judgment and this scripture is a reminder of how important it is to remember that we are all more alike than we realize. We all rely heavily on God and Christ for all that we have. We have no right to be hypocritical of others when nobody, including ourselves, are perfect. Hypocrisy does not accomplish anything.  

How this scripture applies to me in my life is it is a reminder to watch what I think about and say about others. We all make mistakes whether they be big of small and we all rely on the Atonement of Jesus Christ to be forgiven. As children of God, we need to remember to love and help one another not hate and judge one another.  We all depend on the same beings to grow, learn, and hopefully reach the eternal goal we have set.