Matt 22:36-40 "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
I believe that the Lord is telling us here that the way to show our love to Him is by dedicating our lives to Him (for example see Elder D. Todd Christofferson's address "Reflections on a Consecrated Life") and by rooting out any selfishness we might find in our lives by truly caring for and serving our neighbors in the way we woudl want to be served.
The Lord certainly set the example of this in His own life, something worthy of devoting a lifetime to learning through practice how to do. And if you need a selfish reason to do something unselfish, remember that this is the way to get endless blessings from Him ... here ... in this life.
Or try doing it without concern for blessings you may get. Breathtaking just thinking about it!
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