Eliminating Opportunity Cost

In two previous blog posts, I mentioned disagreeing with a leader who thought all maladies would be gone if we had enough faith, and that mortal life is filled with opportunity costs.  Well, those two subjects, faith and opportunity cost, are actually related.  Let me explain.



As I said, those opportunity costs are a fundamental part of our mortal existence.  However, there is a way to entirely avoid paying opportunity costs.  It does requires a longer view than our finite existence, though.  The prophet Moroni recorded teachings from his father, Mormon, that address this issue.

And now, my brethren, how is it possible that ye can lay hold upon every good thing?

By the ministering of angels, and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did lay hold upon every good thing.  (Moroni 7:20,25)

So, while there is no way to avoid paying opportunity costs here in our current situation, through faith in Christ, we will not miss out on any good thing.  That's a hard thing to ask.  We have to trust that if we have faith to follow Christ in this life, we will be able to lay hold on every good thing in the future.  All those good things that we didn't have a chance to choose, all those opportunity costs will be paid.  If we choose to obey for now, we don't have to worry about missing out on anything in the long run.