"Teach me all that I must Know, Do, and Be."

In the famous LDS song "I am a child of God." There is a line that originally said, "teach me all that I must know, to live with him someday." Later this line was changed to "teach me all that I must DO . . ." My religion teacher said that if it were to be changed again, it would read "teach me all that I must BE . . . " This procession of know, do, be, is a process. Our actions depend on our knowledge, and our character depends on our actions. I really liked this idea, because it points out our purpose and gives us steps to getting there. My professor posed this question: is our purpose on earth to get somewhere or to become something? In the context of the question (after emphasizing the BE) I was sure that the correct answer was to become something. However, this is a trick question. The answer is BOTH. We are to become like our Savior in order to return to be with Him someday. We should not get so caught up in our purpose to BE better, that we forget our destination and the reason behind becoming. In  order to fulfill our purpose on earth, we need to learn of Christ and what he did. Then we need to come unto Him and do as He does, so that we can become as He is. I know that as I strive to follow Christ that He will help change my heart and lead me to be like Him.