“We must never forget that the very purpose of repentance is to take certain misery and transform it into pure bliss.”
This is what Elder Matthew S. Holland taught after he addressed the Alma’s language on the word “exquisite”.
“Thanks to His “immediate goodness,”8 the instant we come unto Christ—demonstrating faith in Him and a true change of heart—the crushing weight of our sins starts to shift from our backs to His…”
“Sometimes exquisite pain comes not from sin but from honest mistakes, the actions of others, or forces beyond our control.”
“Regardless of the causes of our worst hurts and heartaches, the ultimate source of relief is the same: Jesus Christ. He alone holds the full power and healing balm to correct every mistake, right every wrong, adjust every imperfection, mend every wound, and deliver every delayed blessing.”
“As you allow Him to do so, you will discover that your suffering was not in vain.”
This is so true, I have been through all those pain. It might not be as exquisite as the Savior but all those worst hurts and heartaches left scares deep inside your heart that sometimes you just do not feel dare to revisit the past.
With the Atonement of Jesus Christ, He heals the deep wounds, helps me to go back to the past and look through the whole experience again, and learn how to walk out from the past.
“…the very nature of God and aim of our earthly existence is happiness,20 but we cannot become perfect beings of divine joy without experiences that test us, sometimes to our very core. Paul says even the Savior Himself was made eternally “perfect [or complete] through sufferings.”21 So guard against the satanic whispering that if you were a better person, you would avoid such trials.”
“I witness to you that through the staggering goodness of Jesus Christ and His infinite Atonement, we can escape the deserved agonies of our moral failings and overcome the undeserved agonies of our mortal misfortunes. Under His direction, your divine destiny will be one of unparalleled magnificence and indescribable joy—a joy so intense and so unique to you, your particular “ashes” will become beauties “beyond anything earthly.”26 That you might taste this happiness now and be filled with it forever, I invite you to do what Alma did: let your mind catch hold on the exquisite gift of the Son of God as revealed through His gospel in this, His true and living Church.”
The Exquisite Gift of the Son
by Elder Matthew S. Holland
I know that Heavenly Father and my Savior love me so much and I able to go through my path because They are always walk beside me.
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