Helaman 11 – The Lord has an amazing way of helping us reach the point of remembrance. It is called PAIN. When life hurts enough, remembering will cause us to desire. Desire what? For the pain to go away; for the cause of the pain to go away.
When the Nephites were starving because of the famine they were told by a prophet would come, they remembered the words of that prophet and went to him to ask the Lord to end the famine. That required faith and humility. They were admitting that they had made a mistake. Going to the prophet required not only faith, but humility. Were they changing? I suspect some of them were sincerely aware of their errant ways.
As I listened carefully to the sacrament prayer this morning, the words “remember Him” struck me with force. When it hurts, do we turn to the prophet to ask him to go to the Lord? No! We remember our Savior, Jesus Christ, and his promises. How do we remember? We humble ourselves by kneeling in prayer and asking forgiveness for our errant behavior. Then we make the necessary changes. We remember our covenants and turn to those covenants and remember what is required to claim those promises. We make the changes. Our Savior is quick to bless us for the faith it requires to remember. This has been my own experience and I have watched it work for others in this say way. Remember. A powerful word!
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