When I look forward to the day when I will stand at that great judgment bar with my Father in Heaven, I know we will review all of days of earthly life. At that time, I hope that there aren’t any sins, great or small, that have been ‘swept under the rug’ to be dealt with at a later time. The time to deal with those issues is now. We have been given the greatest gift in the history of mankind, our Father in Heaven gave His only begotten son’s life as a sacrifice for our sins, that we might be able to return to live with Him one day. With that offer on the table, I can’t possibly imagine not wanting to take advantage of that opportunity and return to our Father in Heaven as spotless as possible.
Another wonderful thing to consider is the magnitude of the great Atonement. Elder Quentin L. Cook provided comfort to us all when he said, “One of the reasons for the terrible loss of life on the Titanic is that there were not enough lifeboats. Regardless of the trials we face in this life, the Savior’s Atonement provides lifeboats for everyone. For those who think the trials they face are unfair, the Atonement covers all of the unfairness of life.” (Elder Quentin L. Cook, October 2011, “The Songs They Could Not Sing”) What an amazing act of love, that which the Savior would do for us, we simply could not do for ourselves. I will show my gratitude for His death by living my life in His footsteps, and when I make a mistake, I will use the lifeboat that he has provided to help bring me safely home.
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