1-3-12
“He did deliver me from bondage” p.
167 & Eyring "Hearts Knit Together"
Mosiah
27:25 The phrase of “changed from their
carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness” stands out to me. This reminds me of my visual of the carnal
man in the box and the man of light on the respective left and right sides of
the Z model. Having a mighty change of
heart is the whole point. After reading
the Book of Mormon we 1st come unto Christ to gain a testimony that
He is the way, the only way, 2nd We read daily to align and purify
our lives to ‘become’, and 3rd eventually receive a mighty change of heart.
Everything Alma and his people were inspired to do was pointed
at helping people choose to have their hearts changed through the Atonement
of Jesus Christ. That is the only
way God can grant the blessing of being of one heart. (Bold added)
It
all makes sense to me that if we are to become one we must each go through this
process. It is my pinnacle desire and I
am now weeping because of the deep desire I have for this vision. I pray there may come a day in the church
when these things will become part of the general conversation: in thought,
word, and deed. That ‘all that we do’
will be pointed at renewing our own change and helping others to find theirs
through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I
know there is no other way.
What will become more obvious to us is that the Atonement brings
the same changes in all of us. We become disciples who are meek, loving, easy
to be entreated, and at the same time fearless and faithful in all things.
I
have been looking for this quote for months!
I’m so excited that I re-listened to this talk!
Because their hearts were knit, they were
magnified in their power.
I
love this talk! I also like that he said
the first principle of unity is revelation, and the second humility. This is good stuff, but I gotta go for
now. Time to be a Mom.
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