Repentance!

Only he who understands repentance will live in a state of continual joy and rejoicing. He who does not, will not.

We Keep (or Don't Keep) the Commandments Like We Drive

We keep (or don't keep) some of the commandments about like we drive.

If the speed limit is 65, we usually go 68, 72, or 80 mph. We may go 65 if it looks totally necessary but until then we go as we please, saying that 65 is a good guideline, but rarely, or never, actually going that speed.

The Book of Mormon

It seems to me that the two most repeated messages in the Book of Mormon are: Keep the commandments and ye shall prosper AND ask and ye shall receive.

If this is so, isn't it amazing how the 2 work together: If you keep the commandments, then as you ask, you shall receive and prosper.

Now that's a powerful, reassuring, hope-filled message from an all-powerful God who wants to and is bound to bless us when we do what He has asked of us. We sometimes just need to remember to ask of Him for what we need and want.