City	What they did that pleased the Lord.	How they needed to repent.	Promised blessings
Ephesus (2:1-7)	Their patients, hard work, honesty, and righteousness.	“Nevertheless I have somewhat against the, because thou hast left thy first love.”	Live in the paradise of God.
Smyrna (2:8-11)	Their good works, tribulations, and poverty.	Do not fear and be faithful.	“A crown of life” and “shall not be hurt of the second death.”
Pergamos (2:12-17)	They are faithful.	By not listening to false doctrine, and sexual immorality.	“Eat of the hidden manna (bread of life).” Will be given a “white stone (Urim and Thummim).” And “In the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth.”
Thyatira (2:18-29)	They were service oriented, faithful, charitable, patient, and motivated.	“Thou sufferest that woman, Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”	They will be given power over the nations.  “And I will give him the morning star.”
Sardis (3:1-6)	Good works	Be prepared and watchful.	“clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angel.”
Philadelphia (3:7-13)	Holy, true and faithful	Worship	“And I will write upon him my new name”
Laodicea (3:14-22)	Faithful true witnesses	“Open the Door” to Christ.”	“I will grant to sit with me in my throne.” And hear with the spirit.

All of the council given to the seven branches of the church does apply to us today.  Even though this council was given at a different time it is to applicable to us.  All of these promised blessings are inspiring for us to seek eternal life.  But to me the most inspiring is the last one in chapter 3.  "I will grant to sit with me in my throne," and hear with the spirit.  

Doctrine and Covenants 14:7 and 63:20 give great meaning to the phrase: "to him that overcometh."  In these scriptures we learn that eternal life is the "greatest of all the gifts of God."  And "He that endureth in faith and doeth my will, the same shall overcome, and shall receive an inheritance upon the earth when the say of transfiguration shall come."