Discover the beauty of Repentence!
I
don’t really expect much time to write, but the thoughts I had this morning are
influenced by the events of my daughter’s life currently. The Book of Mormon is such a powerful tool in
helping us know how to live our lives.
If everyone would believe that and live it, what a wonderful world we
would live in!
I
read Mormon 3 this morning. Mormon is
disgusted with the Nephites and their behavior and unwillingness to see the
Lord’s hand in their successes. They had
a little success in battle against the Lamanites and “. . . they began to boast
in their own strength, and began to swear before the heavens that they would
avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren who had been slain by their
enemies. (v9) I have written in my
margin D&C 3:4-11, so I read it this morning as well. This is Joseph’s chastisement for having lost
the 116 pages of manuscript of the Book of Mormon. Of course, the Lord was displeased. This was not news to Him though, and a backup
was in place hundreds of years before this event. What I found great comfort in was the last
two verses of this reference.
“10
But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou has done
which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still
chosen, and art again called to the work;
11 Except Thou do this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other
men, and have no more gift.”
I
believe with all my heart this applies to each of us as we travel life’s road
of adversity. We will make
mistakes. We all do. But the Lord has put in place a beautiful
plan for us to return to safety. Our
Savior has paid the price for our mistakes and when we repent and “Come Unto
Him”, miracles begin to happen and the darkness disappears and we are able to
see the Lord’s hand in the affairs of our lives. I’ve seen it happen enough that I know this
is a truth. I pray for each of my
children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews to discover this truth. Life is a dark place without the light of
Christ leading the way. This is not
preaching! This is a fact.
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