"Harline's still open..." :) Enduring to the End

A principle of the Doctrine of Christ that I've been thinking a lot about lately is enduring to the end. Several times in the scriptures states the importance of enduring to the end. Jesus himself said very simply: "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." This is a principle that is much easier said than done. When we take our first step by being baptized, some people think we're done and that's all we have to do. The Prophet Nephi in the Book of Mormon disagrees. He states: "And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path (meaning baptism), I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save. Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life." ( 2 Nephi 31: 19-20). http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/31?lang=eng
In the world of sports, you can find many examples of enduring. I think of Tracy McGrady with the Houston Rockets, when everybody thought that the game was over, scoring 13 points in the last 35 seconds to beat the San Antonio Spurs. I think of  1981 NCAA Tournament with BYU's Danny Ainge going from coast to coast to lay it up and win the game against Notre Dame. One that stuck out to me is the 2006 BYU-Utah football game. Both teams were doing well that year and the expectations for the game were as high as they usually are. The game went back and forth between the two teams. It wasn't until the 4th quarter when Utah scored a touchdown to make it 31-27 Utah with less than 2 minutes left in the game. BYU drove the ball down the field until they were at the Utah 12 yard line with 3 seconds left to go.  What happened next was a pure miracle...

I know that as we endure all the trials that come our way and do what we're supposed to be doing, we will be happy and obtain eternal life.