Mosiah 21-22
Reading Assignment for class on 12/12: Mosiah 21-22
What do these chapters teach about getting out of tough situations? Repentance? Stress relief?
Mosiah 21:14-16 Why does it take so long to repent sometimes?
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Ask the class to listen for why the Lord may require us to go through a process of repentance that takes time.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
“Repentance means striving to change. It would mock the Savior’s suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross for us to expect that He should transform us into angelic beings with no real effort on our part. Rather, we seek His grace to complement and reward our most diligent efforts (see 2 Nephi 25:23). … Real repentance, real change may require repeated attempts, but there is something refining and holy in such striving. Divine forgiveness and healing flow quite naturally to such a soul” (D. Todd Christofferson, “The Divine Gift of Repentance,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2011, 39).
Mosiah 21:13–16. What are your attitudes during afflictions?
Elder Richard G. Scott (1928–2015) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught about attitudes we should strive to avoid and attitudes we should strive to develop during our afflictions:
Elder Richard G. Scott
“The Lord will give relief with divine power when you seek deliverance in humility and faith in Jesus Christ.
“Don’t say, ‘No one understands me; I can’t sort it out, or get the help I need.’ Those comments are self-defeating. No one can help you without faith and effort on your part [see Harold B. Lee, Stand Ye in Holy Places (1974), 241–42]. Your personal growth requires that. Don’t look for a life virtually free from discomfort, pain, pressure, challenge, or grief, for those are the tools a loving Father uses to stimulate our personal growth and understanding. As the scriptures repeatedly affirm, you will be helped as you exercise faith in Jesus Christ [see Enos 1:15–18]. … Faith in Christ means we trust Him; we trust His teachings. That leads to hope, and hope brings charity, the pure love of Christ—that peaceful feeling that comes when we sense His concern, His love, and His capacity to cure us or to ease our burdens with His healing power” (Richard G. Scott, “To Be Healed,” Ensign, May 1994, 8).
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Mosiah 21:28, 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon
