The Soul of Man

While working on my essay option this week, I came across a very interesting scripture, D&C 88:15, which reads,

"And the spirit and the body are the soul of man."

This is really interesting to me because it necessitates that for our souls to remain healthy and strong, both our bodies and our spirits must be in balance. Fragmentation of the soul, focusing on only one aspect of it, is detrimental to our well-being because we need both parts to become celestial. In light of this doctrine, it then makes sense that the commandments of God, which are designed to exalt us, should have both a physical and spiritual aspect to them that are inseparable from each other. By keeping this perspective on the commandments, it is much easier to understand them and understand why they have been instituted, which then gives us greater motivation to obey.