![]() ![]() We are all infants compared to the beings of glory and grandeur we are designed to become. If we repent, mistakes do not disqualify us. Like a musician rehearsing scales, we can see our missteps, flaws, and sins as opportunities for greater self-awareness, deeper and more honest love for others, and refinement through repentance. 9īecause of Jesus Christ, our failures do not have to define us. 8 The cleansing gift of repentance allows us to leave our sins behind and emerge a new creature. Instead of dwelling on them and feeling irredeemable or hopeless, we can learn from them and feel hopeful. The Savior’s infinite Atonement completely changes the way we may view our transgressions and imperfections. ![]() And at the center of it all is His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, 7 and His sacrifice for us. He has provided instructions that reveal the way back to Him. I realize that He has not doomed His children to stumble through mortality without hope for a bright and eternal future. My heart overflows with gratitude for my Heavenly Father. 6 We can stand before Him pure, worthy, and sanctified. Knowing this, how could we ever murmur or remain embittered? How could we ever keep our eyes on the ground when the King of kings invites us to take flight into an unimaginable future of divine happiness? 5 Salvation among Usīecause of God’s perfect love for us and the eternal sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our sins-both great and small-can be blotted out and remembered no more. It is so humbling to know that this magnificent and supernal future is possible-not because of who we are but because of who God is. That we will live forever, receive a fulness of joy, 3 and have the potential to “inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers.” 4 When we feel insignificant, cast off, and forgotten, we learn that we may be assured that God has not forgotten us-in fact, that He offers to all His children something unimaginable: to become “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.” 2 It is astonishing what we can learn when we look a little closer at our Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation and exaltation, the plan of happiness, for His children. That He speaks to prophets again that God is among us-and is personally involved in our lives and actively guiding His children. That He actually appeared in our time to restore truth and light-His gospel and His Church. The message was that God lived and cared about us, even in these hours of turmoil, confusion, and chaos. It gave divine answers to important questions we had during these difficult times. The gospel message they offered transcended politics, history, grudges, grievances, and personal agendas. While the world was drowning in cynicism, bitterness, hatred, and fear, the example and teachings of these young people filled me with hope. I will always think of them as being bigger than life-angels of light and glory, ministers of compassion, goodness, and truth. To me, these young men and women were perfect. They willingly gave of their young lives without thought of earthly gain, wanting only to help others find the joy and peace they had experienced. They came not to blame, lecture, or shame. They had left the safety of their homes half a world away and traveled to Germany-land of their recent enemies-to offer divine hope to our people. ![]() It left its mark upon me.īack then, in the solitude of my loneliest hours, I often wondered, “Is there any hope left in the world?” Angels among UsĪs I pondered this question, I thought about our young American missionaries who served among us during those years. This time of bleakness after World War II left its mark upon the world. The fear must have been oppressive, consuming their hours and dampening their hope. They bore the strain and suffering as best they could. My mother and father shared little about this burden with us four children. It was an anxious time for me, but it must have been terrifying for my beloved parents. We love you, President Nelson, and I encourage everyone everywhere to study and heed your words.īefore I reached my 12th birthday, our family had been forced twice to flee our home and start over amid the chaos, fear, and uncertainties caused by war and political division. 1 This morning we have had the privilege to hear the prophet of God speak to all the world. Throughout the ages, God has spoken through His servants, the prophets. ![]()
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