Just as chalk can be removed from a blackboard,
with sincere repentance the effects of
our transgression can be erased through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
--President Boyd K. Packer
As we look forward to Easter and
reflect on the meaning of the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ, it is
important to understand that the resurrection took place after the death of
Christ. The death of Christ was only
after he had atoned for the sins of all mankind. Because of His atoning sacrifice, all
of us may be forgiven of our sins if we truly repent and come unto Him.
That is the message we share with
everyone we meet—“Come Unto Christ”.
Repentance and baptism are the keys that open the door so that a person
can truly start on the path to life eternal.
When we commit a sin, Satan tells us we
are lost forever and there is no forgiveness, no way to repent, and all we have
to look forward to is despair. Christ on
the other hand, offers redemption to all regardless of what the transgression
is.
As missionaries, our purpose is to
invite everyone to Come Unto Christ. We
offer hope to anyone who is willing to forsake their sins and follow in the
footsteps of Christ. We offer light
instead of darkness. We are the Lord’s
emissaries here on earth. We teach there
is a better way and that sins can and will be forgiven when one truly
repents. We should strive diligently to
share that message.
In a recent address, Elder Russell M.
Ballard said:
We
do not want God to weep because we did not do all we could to share with His
children the revealed truths of the gospel. I pray that you will seek to know
the blessings of the Atonement and that you will strive to be worthy to serve
the Lord in the mission field. It was Jesus who said, “If … you should labor
all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your
joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!” (D&C 18:15). Not only that, but great shall be
the Lord’s joy
in the soul that repenteth! For precious unto Him is the one.
We hope you will each gain a personal
testimony of the Atonement and that you will share it with everyone. Understand that anyone who repents is
forgiven. Even missionaries. Once you have confessed your sins and gone
through the repentance process, learn to forgive yourselves because God has
already forgiven you. This is the
perfect time of year for people’s hearts to be opened to the blessings offered
because Christ died for us and was then resurrected so that we, too, might live
again.
We are proud of you. We love you.
Continue to “bee the best you can bee”.
Happy Easter.
Presidente
and Sorella Waddoups
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