Nothing comes and nothing leaves

1 Timothy 6:7 says "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out of it."
This scripture truly touched me this week during class because it brought back an interesting phrase that I heard my Judaism professor, Professor Wood, use last fall in my class. He said, "The only things you take with you after this life are your knowledge and your relationships, so don't waste time on worldly things that you won't even be able to bring with you after this life." This thought came to my mind because we cannot focus on worldly things for we cannot bring them with us after this life and they will only give us temporary happiness. There will be no everlasting, eternal happiness if we choose the things of the world over the things of God, like money,  pride, our reputation, popularity, and other pride-invoking things. Our relationships with people and the knowledge, more specifically the knowledge that we gain in the gospel is what will bring us true and lasting happiness. The more knowledge we gain our this gospel, the closer we can draw to our Savior to be closer to him. Also, the relationships that we have in our lives are so important. The relationships we have with our families and with our future families, most importantly our spouses and children, the people we are sealed to are the most important and will bring us the most happiness.