True Devotion

Mathew 19:
29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

This passage of scripture reflects the concept of complete devotion to the work of the Lord. To help me understand it more fully I found the following quote given by President Marion G. Romney (Marion G. Romney, “Commitment and Dedication,” Ensign, Mar 1983, 3). It has helped me understand that I do not need to give up my daily pursuits unless I am called to do so and that my true latter-day saint devotion can be shown in my constant daily obedience.

“Now I am not suggesting that we all give up our daily pursuits and devote full time to the ministry. This we do only as we are called. What I am trying to say is that we should gain a knowledge of the plan of salvation and a realization that it is the only way to peace and happiness in this world and eternal life in the world to come. We should make a total commitment to, above everything else, convey by word and deed our knowledge and testimony to our fellowmen, that they may receive and rejoice in it."
"Through studying the scriptures, we should know what the Lord has revealed through his prophets concerning the plan of salvation. From regular night and morning prayer and honest compliance with gospel teachings, we should enjoy the peace and spirit of the gospel. By earnestly and specifically seeking it, we should, by the power of the Holy Ghost, obtain and retain a testimony of its divine truth. We should be so converted and dedicated to it that our total lives are influenced thereby. The right and wrong of our decisions and actions should be consistently determined by its light. If they were, we would make no mistakes in our judgments and actions on the vexing questions and problems of our day.”
- Marion G. Romney, “Commitment and Dedication,” Ensign, Mar 1983, 3