Mormon,Mormonism Blessings come through Obedience to Law

There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—

And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated. (D&C 130:20-21)

Does this mean that obedience is the first law of heaven, as some LDS say? No, it merely  says that obedience brings blessings. The important thing to understand is the reason behind obedience. Do we obey our Priesthood leaders because they are our Priesthood leaders, that is, for the sake of obedience? Do we obey our priesthood leaders because we love them and love the people they are serving, that is, we obey because of love?

I believe that obedience for the sake of obedience is a stepping stone to obedience because of love. I believe that love is the first law of heaven. For example, do we do our home teaching teaching or visiting teaching because we are told by our leaders to do it, or do we do our teaching because we love the people we serve and want them to have the blessings of being a disciple of Christ.

Obedience for the sake of obedience has its place in our lives, but if we are to be really effective disciples of Christ, we must progress to obedience because of love.