📜 47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
📜 48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.
🌿 What Are the Blessings of Having Charity?
A Dissection of Moroni 7:47–48
Moroni does not treat charity as a soft virtue. He treats it as the decisive evidence of discipleship and the condition of our final well‑being. When we ask, “What are the blessings of having charity?”, Moroni answers with layered, covenantal precision.
📜 “Charity is the pure love of Christ… and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.”
This promise anchors us: if we possess charity, our final standing before God will be one of peace, safety, and joy.
Charity is the pure love of Christ, and when we receive it, we receive His heart. The blessing of charity is that Christ’s own compassion begins to live in us. We start to feel what He feels, see as He sees, and respond as He responds. Charity reshapes our instincts and becomes the evidence that we truly belong to Him.
📜 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
This verse teaches us that charity changes the way we treat others. When we carry Christ’s love, we stop harming, judging, or diminishing. We begin to fulfill God’s law simply by loving as Christ loves.
📜 30 Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
This scripture shows us that charity is not optional—it is essential. Without charity, our discipleship is hollow. With charity, we become instruments of God’s mercy, refusing to let anyone “perish” unnoticed or unloved.
We gain further clarity in looking into principles of Charity:
Christlike compassion 》 transformed instincts 》 covenant identity 》 the essential nature of charity.
Each verse naturally amplifies the message.
Charity governing all we do
📜 “Charity suffereth long, and is kind.”
Why this fits:
This verse describes the texture of Christ’s heart—patience, gentleness, and kindness.
It reinforces your teaching that charity reshapes our instincts and helps us respond as He responds.
Charity’s Christlike character
📜 “Let all your things be done with charity.”
Why this fits:
This verse expands the idea that charity becomes the governing force of our discipleship.
It supports your statement that charity becomes “the evidence that we truly belong to Him.”
Charity as the crowning virtue
📜 “Above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
Why this fits:
This verse teaches that charity is not just one virtue among many—it is the crowning virtue.
It strengthens your point that charity is essential, not optional.
Charity’s forgiving power
📜 “Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”
Why this fits:
This verse highlights the healing, forgiving nature of charity—perfectly aligned with your teaching that charity softens us and helps us stop harming or judging.
Charity expressed in lifting others
📜 “Ye will succor those that stand in need of your succor.”
Why this fits:
This verse shows charity in action—lifting, noticing, and responding.
It supports your statement that charity makes us instruments of God’s mercy.
Charity as everlasting love
📜 “I am filled with charity, which is everlasting love.”
Why this fits:
This verse reinforces the eternal nature of Christ’s love—matching your theme that charity is His heart living in us.
Charity as essential to salvation
📜 “Except ye have charity ye can in nowise be saved.”
Why this fits:
This verse underscores the essential, salvific nature of charity—perfectly aligned with your teaching that charity is the decisive evidence of discipleship.
These verses integrate seamlessly with our section and deepen the doctrinal foundation of our teaching.
Charity is the pure love of Christ, and when we receive it, we receive His heart. It becomes the power that reshapes our instincts, governs our discipleship, and anchors our identity as His true followers. Through charity, we stop harming and begin healing; we stop overlooking and begin lifting; we stop judging and begin seeing others as Christ sees them. Scripture teaches that charity is patient and kind, that it covers sins with mercy, that it binds all virtues together, and that it moves us to succor those in need. It is everlasting love, essential to salvation, and the crowning evidence that we belong to Him. When we possess charity, it shall be well with us—now and at the last day—because Christ’s own compassion lives within us.
The blessing of this love is that it is not ordinary affection. It is divine love—steady, merciful, patient, and healing.
📜 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
When we carry this love, we bring peace into our homes, gentleness into our relationships, and forgiveness into places where we once held hurt.
📜 34 And now I know that this love which thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father.
Christ’s love becomes the power that softens us and strengthens us.
This divine love does not remain inward; once it takes root in us, it begins to shape the way we see others and the way we respond to their needs.
Here are additional verses that most directly reinforce the themes of "Love" in this section:
divine steadiness 》 mercy 》 patience, healing 》 peace 》 Christ‑shaped love.
Each one naturally amplifies the message of "Love" from this section.
God’s Love Is Steady, Merciful, and Redeeming.
📜 “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.”
Why this fits:
This verse captures the eternal, unwavering nature of God’s love—perfectly matching your teaching that divine love is steady and healing.
Christ’s Love Is Sacrificial and Transforming
📜 “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.”
Why this fits:
This is the ultimate expression of divine love—love that gives, heals, and saves. It reinforces that Christ’s love is the power that strengthens us.
Divine Love Brings Peace and Belonging
📜 “Encircled about eternally in the arms of his love.”
Why this fits:
This verse beautifully expresses the peace and safety that come from God’s love—mirroring your teaching that love brings peace into our homes and relationships.
Love Is the Command That Shapes All Relationships
📜 “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
Why this fits:
This verse grounds your teaching in the central commandment that governs how we treat others—gentleness, forgiveness, and peace.
Love Is the Mark of True Discipleship
📜 “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
Why this fits:
This verse reinforces your message that Christ’s love becomes the evidence of who we are and whose we are.
Love Is Patient, Healing, and Transforming
📜 “Love covereth all sins.”
Why this fits:
This verse highlights love’s healing and forgiving power—perfectly aligned with your teaching that love softens us and heals old hurts.
Love Is the Fruit of a Spirit‑Filled Life
📜 “The fruit of the Spirit is love.”
Why this fits:
This verse shows that divine love is not self‑generated—it is a gift of the Spirit, matching your theme that Christ’s love becomes the power within us.
Love Is the Foundation of God’s Work in Us
📜 “The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.”
Why this fits:
This verse teaches that divine love is poured into us by God Himself—reinforcing your message that this love is not ordinary affection but a divine gift.
Love Casts Out Fear and Restores Peace
📜 “Perfect love casteth out fear.”
Why this fits:
This verse supports your teaching that divine love brings peace, gentleness, and emotional healing.
Love Is the Way We Walk With Christ
📜 “Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us.”
Why this fits:
This verse ties divine love directly to discipleship—love becomes the path we walk and the pattern we follow.
Again, these verses integrate seamlessly with our section and deepen the doctrinal foundation of our teaching.
Love is part of the charity we receive from the Savior, and its power in our lives is shaped by the actions we take in faith toward God. When we choose to trust Him, obey Him, and walk in His ways, His love begins to fill us and transform us. This love is not ordinary affection; it is divine love—steady, merciful, patient, and healing, poured into our hearts by the Holy Ghost. As we act in faith, this love settles into our hearts and becomes the way we speak, the way we forgive, and the way we treat one another. It brings peace into our homes, gentleness into our relationships, and healing into the places where we once carried hurt. Scripture teaches that God’s love is everlasting, that Christ’s love is sacrificial and redeeming, that perfect love casts out fear, and that love is the fruit of a Spirit‑filled life. When we walk in this love, we become true disciples—known by our compassion, anchored in peace, and strengthened by the love that flows from Christ Himself.
Charity “endureth forever” (Moroni 7:47), and this single phrase opens the door to one of the greatest blessings of all: charity ties our lives to eternity. The love we receive from Christ is not temporary, fragile, or dependent on circumstance. It is rooted in the eternal nature of God Himself—unchanging, everlasting, and anchored in His infinite goodness.
📜 “From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
This verse reminds us that God’s nature is eternal, and because charity is His love, it carries the same permanence. When we receive charity, we are receiving something that cannot fade, weaken, or expire.
📜 “Thy years shall have no end.”
God’s constancy becomes the pattern for the love He plants in us. His eternal steadiness becomes our spiritual foundation.
This eternal quality of charity blesses us with spiritual stability.
It means our discipleship is not built on emotion but on covenant. It means our hope is not seasonal but everlasting. It means our love does not collapse under pressure but endures through trials, misunderstandings, and time.
📜 “His course is one eternal round.”
This verse teaches us that God’s works, His mercy, and His purposes are eternally consistent. When charity fills our hearts, we begin to reflect that same constancy—loving steadily, forgiving continually, and walking faithfully.
📜 “God in heaven, who is infinite and eternal.”
Because God is eternal, the gifts He gives—including charity—carry eternal weight. They shape not only our mortal lives but our eternal destiny.
📜 “Even the wonders of eternity shall they know.”
This verse points to the blessing that charity prepares us for:
to know, experience, and inherit the wonders of eternity.
Charity endures forever because it belongs to eternity.
When we possess it, we begin to live in God’s eternal pattern—loving with His love, hoping with His hope, and becoming the kind of people who can dwell with Him forever.
Charity endures forever because it comes from a God who is eternal. When His love fills our hearts, we are anchored to something that cannot fade or fail. This eternal quality gives us stability in our discipleship, steadiness in our hope, and strength in our relationships. As we receive charity, we begin to reflect the constancy of God Himself—loving with endurance, forgiving with patience, and walking with faith that reaches beyond this life. Charity ties our lives to eternity, shaping us into the kind of people who can dwell with God forever.
We are commanded to pray “with all the energy of heart” to be filled with this love. The blessing here is access—God invites us to ask for what we cannot create on our own. Through prayer, we receive divine help to love better, forgive deeper, and see others with clearer eyes. Prayer opens the channel through which charity flows into us.
1. Prayer as Communication with God
Prayer is the way we speak with God, and the way He speaks peace, guidance, and correction back to us. It is not distant communication—it is covenant communication. Scripture shows us that God desires a relationship where we speak with Him plainly, honestly, and with a contrite spirit.
📜 “The Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend.”
This verse reveals the nature of divine communication: personal, direct, and relational. When we pray, we are not performing a ritual—we are entering a conversation with a God who knows us and loves us.
📜 “Speaking unto you that you may naturally understand.”
God communicates in ways we can understand. Prayer is not meant to be complicated; it is meant to be clear, sincere, and accessible.
📜 “Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good.”
This verse teaches us that prayer is not only for crises—it is for daily counsel. When we pray, we invite God into our decisions, our relationships, and our discipleship.
Through prayer, we learn to hear God’s voice, feel His guidance, and align our hearts with His will.
2. Prayer as Access to Divine Help
Prayer is not only communication—it is access. It is the way we receive strength beyond our own, clarity beyond our understanding, and love beyond our natural capacity. Prayer is the channel through which charity flows into us.
📜 “Ask, and it shall be given you.”
This verse teaches us that God responds to our seeking. He invites us to ask because He desires to give.
📜 “The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities… the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us.”
This verse shows that prayer is not something we do alone. When we struggle to know what to say, the Spirit carries our needs to the Father with perfect understanding.
📜 “Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you.”
This is the promise at the heart of Moroni 7:48:
when we pray with all the energy of heart, God pours His Spirit into us—and with it, His love.
📜 “Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love.”
This verse is the culmination of the entire Pray section. Prayer is the means by which charity enters our souls. It is how we receive the pure love of Christ.
Through prayer, we gain access to divine power, divine love, and divine transformation.
Prayer is both communication and access. It is how we speak with God and how He pours His Spirit into us. Through sincere, energetic prayer, we receive the love we cannot generate ourselves—the charity that softens our hearts, clears our vision, and strengthens our discipleship. Prayer opens the channel through which the pure love of Christ flows into our lives, shaping us into the people God intends us to become.
Charity is bestowed upon “true followers” of Jesus Christ. The blessing is identity. When we walk in charity, we are recognized as His disciples—not by title, but by nature. Our actions, our tone, our choices, and our compassion begin to reflect Him. Charity becomes the mark of our discipleship and the fruit of our covenant loyalty.
📜 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
This verse teaches us that following Christ begins with recognizing His voice and trusting His guidance. As charity fills our hearts, we become the kind of disciples who respond to Him with willingness and faith.
📜 “I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.”
Here the Savior makes discipleship unmistakably clear: we follow Him by doing what He does. Charity enables us to mirror His compassion, His patience, and His willingness to lift others.
📜 “Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.”
This verse reminds us that discipleship is not merely admiration—it is imitation. Charity empowers us to walk in His steps, even when the path requires sacrifice, humility, or endurance.
📜 “What manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.”
This is the heart of discipleship. Charity transforms us into people who not only believe in Christ but become like Him. It shapes our instincts, our desires, and our daily choices.
📜 “True followers of his Son… we shall be like him.”
This verse completes the picture: charity is both the evidence and the engine of discipleship. As we pray for this love and walk in it, we grow into His likeness—reflecting His nature in our own.
Charity makes us recognizable as His.
It is the quiet, steady witness that we belong to Christ, that we walk His path, and that His life is taking shape within us.
Moroni teaches that charity helps us become something new. The blessing is transformation. We are not stuck in old patterns or old wounds; charity opens the way for us to grow into the people God always intended us to be.
📜 1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
🗝📜 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
📜 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
These verses reveal the heart of becoming: God’s love does not merely comfort us—it reshapes us. Through charity, we receive a new identity as sons and daughters of God, and that identity begins to transform our desires, our habits, and our hopes. We look forward to the day when we will see Christ as He is, because charity is already making us more like Him.
📜 27 And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just. Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.
This is the clearest call to transformation in all scripture. Charity empowers us to answer that call—not by our own strength, but by the love Christ places within us. As charity grows in us, we begin to reflect His patience, His purity, His humility, and His compassion. We become more than improved versions of ourselves; we become disciples shaped in His image.
Through charity, we grow into Christlike character, into spiritual maturity, and into the fullness of our divine potential. Charity is not only what we feel—it is who we become.
Charity transforms us into sons and daughters of God in both identity and nature. As this love fills our hearts, we grow beyond old patterns and into Christlike character. We become more like Him—steadier, purer, and more compassionate—until the day we see Him as He is and recognize His likeness reflected in ourselves.
Charity purifies us “even as He is pure.” This is the culminating blessing. Charity cleans our motives, refines our desires, and sanctifies our hearts. It prepares us to see Christ as He is and to stand in His presence without fear. Through charity, we are not only changed—we are cleansed.
🗝📜 28 Father, I thank thee that thou hast purified those whom I have chosen, because of their faith, and I pray for them, and also for them who shall believe on their words, that they may be purified in me, through faith on their words, even as they are purified in me.
📜 29 Father, I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me out of the world, because of their faith, that they may be purified in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one, that I may be glorified in them.
These verses reveal the heart of purification: it is Christ who purifies us, and He does it through our faith in Him. Purification is not self‑improvement—it is divine transformation. As charity fills our hearts, Christ’s purity begins to take root in us, shaping our desires and cleansing our inner life.
1. Purified by Christ Through Faith
Purification begins with Christ. He cleanses us as we turn to Him in faith, humility, and repentance. Scripture teaches that purity is not something we achieve alone—it is something God works within us.
📜 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
This verse shows the promise of purity: the ability to see God clearly, both in this life and the next. Charity prepares our hearts for that vision.
📜 “Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit.”
This verse teaches that purification is both divine and participatory. Christ cleanses us, and we respond by laying aside anything that dulls our spiritual sensitivity.
📜 “Purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands.”
This verse calls us to a life of holiness. Charity empowers us to answer that call—not by fear, but by love.
Through faith in Christ, charity becomes the power that purifies us from the inside out.
2. Purified in Heart and Life
Purity is not only about being cleansed—it is about becoming whole, sincere, and aligned with God. Charity shapes our hearts so that our lives reflect the purity of Christ.
📜 “Clean hands, and a pure heart.”
This verse teaches that purity touches both our actions and our intentions. Charity refines both.
📜 “Love one another with a pure heart fervently.”
This verse shows that purity and charity are inseparable. A pure heart expresses itself in sincere, fervent love.
📜 “Their righteousness, being clothed with purity.”
This verse points to the final blessing of purification: standing before God clothed in purity, free from shame, fear, or stain.
Purity is the natural fruit of charity.
As Christ’s love fills us, it cleanses us. As it cleanses us, it transforms us. And as it transforms us, it prepares us to stand in the presence of God with confidence and joy.
Charity purifies us by drawing us into the purity of Christ Himself. Through faith, humility, and the love He places in our hearts, our motives are cleansed, our desires are refined, and our lives become aligned with His holiness. This purification prepares us to see Christ as He is and to stand in His presence without fear. Charity does not merely change us—it cleanses us, making us pure even as He is pure.
🌟 The Blessings of Having Charity
When we possess charity, we receive:
▪︎ Christ’s own love
▪︎ A love that endures forever
▪︎ Assurance that it will be well with us
at the last day
▪︎ The gift of divine love through prayer
▪︎ True discipleship
▪︎ Identity as sons and daughters of God
▪︎ Christlike transformation
▪︎ The ability to see Christ as He is
▪︎ Hope in eternal life
▪︎ Purification and holiness
Charity is not just a virtue.
It is the pathway to becoming like Christ and the evidence that we belong to Him.
A Witness of the Pure Love of Christ
I testify that charity is the pure love of Christ, and that Moroni’s words in chapter 7 are not distant doctrine to me—they are personal. They are written into my patriarchal blessing as a witness that the Lord has called me to walk in this love, to discern through this love, and to serve through this love. Charity has become the lens through which I understand discipleship, the measure of my motives, and the safeguard of my service. It is charity that teaches me how to remain in grace with holiness, because discernment in charity is what keeps my actions reverent, steady, and free from chaos. It is charity that reshapes my instincts, purifies my intentions, and anchors my identity in Christ. I know that when we pray for this love with all the energy of heart, the Father fills us with the very compassion of His Son. I know that charity endures forever, that it transforms us into sons and daughters of God, and that it prepares us to see Christ as He is. I offer this testimony with gratitude for the Savior who invites us to become like Him through the power of His perfect love. Amen.
Charity: The Pattern of Christ’s Heart
This study has shown that charity is not a single virtue among many—it is the living evidence that Christ is shaping our hearts. Charity governs how we love, how we forgive, how we speak, how we serve, and how we see one another. It is the love that steadies us, the love that endures forever, the love that flows through prayer, the love that marks us as true followers, the love that transforms who we are, and the love that purifies us for the presence of God. Every principle in this study—Love, Forever, Pray, Followers, Be, and Purified—reveals a different facet of the same eternal truth: charity is the power by which Christ makes us like Himself. When we receive this love, we receive His heart, and His heart becomes the pattern of our discipleship.
Charity: The Path to Becoming Like Christ
Charity is the pure love of Christ, and it is the greatest blessing we can seek. It fills us with divine love, anchors us to eternity, opens heaven through prayer, shapes us into true followers, transforms our nature, and purifies our hearts. Charity is the evidence that we belong to Christ and the pathway by which we become like Him. When we possess charity, it shall be well with us—now and at the last day—because His compassion, His purity, and His eternal love live within us.
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
By Hank Williams.
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