Faith & Repentance
In the scriptures we learn about Faith. Many miracles happened
through faith and the actions of those that believed in Jesus.
The Fourth Article of Faith tells us about it. It begins by
saying: We believe the first principles and ordinances of the Gospels are
first, FAITH in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith is something we know is true even
though we can’t see it.
Now Siope does Nanny love you?
How do you know Nanny loves you?
Can you see love? Can you touch it? No, you can’t you just know it’s
there by the actions of people who do love you and you have Faith that Nanny
and Mummy and Daddy and Setita will always love you.
What about something else like the wind, can you see the wind, can
you hold the wind. No, we can just see if as it blows thing like leaves along
or makes the branches of the trees move. Something else like electricity is
also something we can’t see but we believe or have faith that when we turn on a
light it will work because there is electricity running through the wires to
your house.
Faith is like these things you can’t feel it or hold it. It’s Just
like love that you can only tell it’s there when you get hugs or someone does
something nice for you. Or like the wind you feel on your face or the
electricity that will turn on a light to brighten a dark room or recharge the
iPad.
Faith is something that starts off small and grows as we study and
learn more. It’s like your muscles that are only small now but as you get
bigger and do exercises and move and stretch them over and over like daddy does
when he goes to the gym your muscles will grow so you are stronger and can
carry more weight and lift heavier things. Faith is the same. When we know that
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are there and we believe in them, our faith
will grow and become stronger. We will have faith that they are always watching
over us and will always answer our prayers and help us.
In the Fourth Article of Faith after number 1 FAITH, the second
thing we believe in is REPENTANCE.
In the Book of Mormon in 2 Nephi 9:23 it says
“And he commandeth all men that they must repent and be baptised
in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be
saved in the kingdom of God.
In the Book of Mormon, we learn about King Noah and his priests
who did not keep the commandments. The Lord sent Abinadi to warn them that they
needed to repent. Abinadi taught them about Jesus Christ but King Noah was not
happy and told the priest to take Abinadi and put him to death. One of King
Noahs priests named Alma, believed in everything that Abinadi taught.
In Mosiah 18:1 We read that Alma “repented of his sins and
iniquities (bad habits), and went about privately among the people, and began
to teach the words of Abinadi”
We also have the opportunity or chance to repent when we do
something wrong, and to try again and again, as many times as it takes us to
get it right! Heavenly Father doesn’t keep count as long as we keep trying to
improve. The most important thing about repentance is to admit we did something
wrong and then do our best to make it better.
It’s easy for us to remember with the ABC’s of repentance
A – Admit that we were wrong – for some people this is the hardest
bit.
B – Be sorry
C – CORRECT the wrong – that means if you can fix something you
broke then you do, or if you have taken something that isn’t yours that you
give it back. You just have to do whatever it takes to make things better.
Then last but not least is,
D – DON’T do it again, because if you do then that means you
weren’t sorry and you haven’t repented.
So, if we are willing to have Faith and repent when we do wrong,
we (or you) are ready to be baptised!
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