Moroni makes a fascinating statement in verse 14, indicating
that when we are judged at that last day, “he that is happy shall be happy
still; and he that is unhappy shall be unhappy still.” Happiness is largely a choice here in
mortality, and I certainly want to be happy in the next life, so what can I do
to make sure I’m happy at the Day of Judgment?
Earlier in the Book of Mormon, Alma taught us a few things about
happiness. He taught us that “wickedness
never was happiness” (Alma 41:10). He
also taught that we could suppose that those who “die in the faith of Christ
are happy in him” (Alma 46:41). So, if I
shun wickedness and have faith in Christ, I can be happy now? If I choose to
be, yes.
Moroni goes further in qualifying the life of a serious
Christian in verses 28 and 29, which if we can follow would certainly lead us
to be happy. Being as we are “free to
choose eternal life” (see 2 Nephi 2:27) let’s choose happiness now by following
this wise counsel of Moroni.
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