![]() He reminds us that we humans are inherently flawed, and we need Christ to help us into the Kingdom of Heaven. Rasband tackles the difficult topic of our final judgment. ”Įnsuring a Righteous Judgement by Elder James R. We can navigate our way through the darkness and trials of this life and find our way back to our loving Heavenly Father if we seek and accept the spiritual landmarks He has provided, embrace personal revelation, and strive for daily restoration. My beloved brothers and sisters, dear friends, we all drift from time to time.īut we can get back on course. “We can become new creatures in Christ, for God has promised, “As often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me” and “remember them no more.” A daily restoration is important to get us back on track and recenter our focus on heaven. We get pushed one way or another because of the things of this world that do not lead us to God. Too often we find ourselves straying off the path. He likens life to a path which we must stay on to get to our end goal of heaven. Where are the areas that we are lacking? What graces do we need to ask from God? Elder Uchtdorf proposes that we take time in our day, even if it’s just a few minutes or an hour to reflect on how we can live through Christ’s example. Read on for one of our favorite faith and repentance LDS talks.Īll of the little moments that add up to our final judgment are being lived out day by day. What is difficult is the application of them in our daily lives. It can be easy to look at the big picture of heaven and the messages that Jesus gives us of love, forgiveness, and faith. Uchtdorf covers a topic near and dear to many people’s hearts: achieving the kingdom each and every day. Growing in spiritual confidence will bolster our faith and our willingness to repent and vice versa.ĭaily Restoration by Elder Dieter F. It is better to repent than meet the King with a stain on our souls.įaith that God’s goodness will reign should help us repent. We do not know when God plans to call us home. When it comes to repenting, we must be able to recognize our sins quickly so as to atone for them and ask forgiveness. Accept trials, setbacks, and “surprises” as part of your mortal experience.” Become really, really good at repenting thoroughly and quickly.ĥ.Become really, really good at forgiving bear no ill feelings toward another soul.Ħ. Take responsibility for your own spiritual well-being by applying the Atonement of Jesus Christ daily.Ģ.Take responsibility for your own physical well-being.ģ.Embrace voluntary, wholehearted obedience as part of your life.Ĥ. ![]() Elder Kelbingat suggests six steps to help us achieve the confidence we need to approach our King. ![]() In order to even imagine getting close to God, we need to have faith and a spirit of repentance for the sins we have committed. Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence by Elder Jorg KlebingatĮlder Jorg Klebingat’s talk covers the confidence with which we approach God’s throne. We will stumble and fall, but we can always come to Him through faith and a desire to be clean. That is why He gave us the gift of repentance because we are human. It may be easier to simply give up, but Jesus wants us to try. It may seem overwhelming for God to ask for perfection of us. Jesus longed for our hearts to be purified by keeping our hands clean from the stain of sin. ![]() He urges a repentance of sin in order to walk with God and allow Him to guide us on our spiritual journey through life. Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.” “As we appropriately seek for and receive the spiritual gift of faith in the Redeemer, we then turn to and rely upon the merits, the mercy, and the grace of the Holy Messiah (see 2 Nephi 2:8 ). He reminds us of the message from the book of Nephi. He urged the congregation to go back to the message of Jesus when He visited America during His three day mission. Bednar gave his talk on two outstanding doctrines of the LDS church: repentance and faith. ![]()
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