Is that all?

I feel like we often ask ourselves, is that all? Did we do enough? Is that all we get? Are we enough?
I hope I can change that perspective on life.

Jesus Christ has said "come unto me and be perfected in me" (Moroni 10:32). What does this mean? From what I have learned it simply means to love God "with all your heart, might, mind, and strength..." (D&C 4:2). And also to not be an enemy to God, which means not being a 'natural' man, but instead becoming like a child (Mosiah 3:19). I believe everyone has their own way of doing so, but I know for sure that at least one aspect of that is yielding to the enticing s of the spirit and do good (Moroni 7:15-18).

Hope you all have a good Sabbath day tomorrow and a great week filled with service, love, and the Savior.

Love,
Kenzie

The Atonement

This past month I have been studying the Atonement in depth along with the scriptures. I wrote so much down that I felt and learned, I just wanted to share some of it with you.

First I want to start out with our FHE lesson we had tonight. It was about putting on the armor of God. I think that the armor of God and the Atonement go hand in hand. If we put on the armor of God and apply the Atonement to out lives, we can easily deflect the blows of Satan, and come closer to our God.

Anyway some really cool things I learned from Preach My Gospel, Gospel Doctrine, and other sources under "Atonement";

Definitions:
               sin- disobedience to God's commandments, knowing good, but don't do good, results in being separated from God.
               repentance- to change our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that are not in harmony with God's will, which includes forming a fresh view of God, ourselves, and the world.
             

1. Wickedness never was happiness. If we live contrary to the nature of God, we live contrary to the nature of happiness. If we need to know if we are forgiven, we should feel peace and happiness in our lives once again.

2. Christ will only forgive our sins if we... accept Him, repent, take His name upon us, keep the commandments, and do all we can to be like Him.

3. Faith is the key to repentance. Faith in Christ leads to action, it leads to sincere and lasting repentance. It helps us change the desires of our hearts to be in tune with His desires. Faith and repentance comes easier if we HUMBLE ourselves before God and Christ. If we do not continually strive to increase our faith, it will die (Alma 32:39). Pride and doubt get in the way of faith and the Holy Ghost. We accept the Atonement by putting our faith in Christ.

4. The Holy Ghost plays a major role in our lives. The Holy Ghost; testifies of Christ, helps us recognize truth, provides spiritual strength, helps us do what is right, comforts us, warns us of any kind of danger, and so many more things. The Spirit will be constantly with us if we keep our covenants and the commandments. He is our conscience, this gift is given to all men and women. To beat the natural man, we must "yield to the enticing of the Holy Spirit" (Mosiah 3:19).

I learned and grew a lot this past month studying the Atonement. I am so grateful for this gospel, for the Spirit, and for the knowledge I have of my Redeemer Jesus Christ, I am thankful for the Atonement, through which I am able to repent and receive help throughout my life. I know that my Redeemer lives!  I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Love,
Kenzie