What's His Glory?

I had a talk with my mom the other day about D&C 88:67-68. Those are two of her very favorite verses in the scriptures:

"And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.

"Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will."

The footnotes listed in connection with those scriptures are amazing, but there is one more that my mom shared with me that fits here perfectly: Moses 1:39. "For behold, this is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."

When I first read these scriptures, I thought having my eye single to the glory of God meant that I would think of Him a lot, focus on Him, live for Him, and not get distracted by the rest of the world.

But if you think about Moses 1:39, you realize that if our eye is single to the glory of God, then we are focused on helping His children to receive immortality and eternal life...which means we are sharing the gospel. The way to receive these blessings of immortality and eternal life is through Jesus Christ, our Savior. It's not just about reading our scriptures, going to church, and thinking about the Lord. It is about really reaching out and bringing His children back to Him.

I love that. I know that one mission of the Church is to proclaim the gospel, and I want to do the very best I can to help with this important work.