My grandmother used to tell the difficult story of being a left-handed child in the early 1900’s. Back in the day, being left-handed was considered improper and a sign you were being obstinate. Each time she would try and write with her left hand in school, she was given a sharp crack across the knuckles by the teacher’s yardstick. Ironically, she became ambidextrous, and could write with either hand in later life. The roots of this thinking may have been taken from a spiritual connotation, as the bible states we want to be found on the Savior’s right hand and not His left. The Book of Mormon reiterates the principle of being on the Savior’s left hand as being spiritual obstinate – namely, the refusal to take upon ourselves the name of Christ.
Mosiah 5:9 And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ.
10 And now it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall not take upon him the name of Christ must be called by some other name; therefore, he findeth himself on the left hand of God.
LESSON LEARNED: Being on the Savior’s right hand is symbolic of taking His name upon ourselves.
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