Lesson for October 11, 2015

Lesson for October 11, 2015 Today our lesson was given by Suzie Sullivan about the Sabbath Day and repentance. One of the scriptures said to prepare for the Sabbath. It is important to prepare throughout the week for the Sabbath so when the unexpected happens, we are not blind-sided and panicked. That can include getting clothes ready days ahead and watching a movie on Saturday night that prepares us for the Sabbath day. Repentance is not just for bad people. Repentance benefits everyone for small things or large things. We strive to do good on a daily basis. Elder Maxwell said that repentance is not a gloomy or stern (dour) principle. It can make us feel so much better. The prophet said that he has to repent on a daily basis, so we need to, as well. We are only able to repent because the Savior made it so we could. Because we have a natural being in ourselves, when we repent of those small things, it becomes easier for us. If we have the broken heart and contrite spirit. Like Play-Doh, if we can keep our hearts moist and moldable, rather than hard, new things can be made of our lives. How do we implement daily repentance in our lives? In our daily prayers if we can tell our Heavenly Father what we want to change and that we’re sorry. For Suzie what has helped her is in her morning prayers to mention those things she wants to work on and then to report to Heavenly Father what she has done through the day. Cultivate a desire to be better and trying to be better. 3 Nephi 21 said become as a little child. When teaching about the scriptures and the people in them, the defining difference between good guys and bad guys is repentance. Sometimes you can’t see progress until you are nearly to the change. Reading our patriarchal blessings also helps us see what we have done or can look forward to. Repentance can be joyful if we do not procrastinate. Establish an attitude of joyful repentance. Let the Savior take the guilt and you will feel lighter and more joyful. God will make weak become stronger for us, if we let Him. Elder Uchtdorf says that God opens the windows of heaven and through His grace we receive help. Sometimes we need to make a decision and just do something, such as scripture study. Sometimes we are afraid to repent because we would have to do something, so we forget we just need to do it. We should focus on our priorities. The things we do to repent can become a great blessing for us. It will bring the Spirit into our lives. When you repent, you have to learn from your mistakes. 2 Nephi 9 says that repentance and baptism is the key to our salvation. When you repent of your own sins, you view others with greater compassion. That perfect love of God resides inside of us. The Savior will tell us that we can repent and change. God made us so we are capable of change. He made it so through practice we can actually change who we are. Alma felt joy in 36-19-21 and felt his pain no more, but joy. Nothing is so exquisite as his pain and nothing so incredible as joy through repentance. Suzie taught a woman on her mission who wanted to know how to repent and be clean. She had bitterness and sorrow, but it was amazing to see her repent and change. Suzie challenged us to implement daily repentance in our lives.