I can only Imagaine

I listen to a Christian Radio station each day and some of the songs just really speak to me. There is one song where the singer is talking about Heaven and how "I can only Imagine" how it would look.   As I was doing my daily scripture study, I came across this verse in 4th Nephi 1:15-17:

"And it came to pass that there was no contention in the land, because of the love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people. And there were no envying’s, nor strife’s, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lying’s, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God. There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites, but they were one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God."

I don't know how many times I have read this passage of scriptures but this time reading the words sunk deep into my soul and I found myself thinking, If I could “only imagine" this beautiful moment in time.  How great it would have been to have been a part of that people's history during that moment in time!  They had the opportunity of spending quality time with our beloved Savior, which set them up for this beautiful moment in their history.  

As I was re-reading their words these words started running through my mind:

"Imagine if you will a time and place where there were no contentions throughout all the land.

A place in which there were no envying’s, or strife, no tumult, or lyings,

  no robbers, or murderers or labels of any kind.

A place in which happier people dwell.

How can that be you say?

When you open yourself up and let the pure love of God flow deep in your heart

You'll become one with Christ and our Eternal Father, and then you shall know that one day soon 

you'll return as an heir in the Kingdom of  God who created you." 

I can only imagine what a wonderful day that will be and what a wonderful world this would be if more would open their hearts to the pure love of God so that we could truly see this wonderful creation our Father created for us in its pure and beautiful state.  At times I see wonderful glimpses but how my heart yearns for the day there is only pure joy and peace in all the land.