Stand up for Repentance

There was a young man who was loud, irreverent and in every sense past feeling. He had a bright smile. For the most part though he was not trustworthy. He had many problems in school and at home. Many people in the church he attended avoided him. They sought to exclude him. Good leadership and lots of prayer got him out on a mission and he was gone from his home ward for two years.

While gone for the two years the young man had changed. He had become a servant of God. He had the spirit. The once boisterous boy had become a very humble man.

When, he returned the congregation only remembered the boy who had gone. They treated him as if he were the boy. They were unable to see the man he had become. He left the ward and became inactive with his faith. He had few that showed interest in his change.

We must must allow others the privilege of repentance.We need that oppertunity daily to plead for forgiveness from our Heavenly Father. Each of us make mistakes and fall short of the glory of God.

Satan works on each of us in different ways. As long as he succeeds he doesn't care how he got there. He just cares that he has. He is working around the clock to claim each of us as his.

The power of the Atonement saves us from our mistakes. If we put our faith in Christ, utilize his perfect atonement and repent. We are then able to come into the presence of the father.

How great the wisdom and the love!!!!