Strengthening A Testimony

  16  And thus a mercy can satisfy the demands of b justice , and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of c justice ; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal d plan of e redemption . The key phrase in this scripture that I love is "in the arms of safety."  I have been given the path to feel safe in Jesus Christ's arms. I am very grateful for the physical safety I enjoy every day, but I am also grateful for the spiritual safety I can enjoy when I follow Jesus Christ. When I'm following his footsteps as best as i can, I feel that safety. It is a gift that He has given me and everyone. Of course, it isn't easy and it requires faith in the atonement and Jesus Christ, but the joy you can feel doing it is worth it.

Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high. I like how Elder Scott put it. I believe that with all my heart. I have received a lot of guidance from scriptures. There have been many times when I have read something and I know that it is exactly what I needed to hear. It either answered a question I had or it gave me a comfort I needed at that moment.

"When men begin to live by faith they begin to draw near to God; and when faith is perfected, they are like him; and because he is saved, they are saved also; for they will be in the same situation he is in, because they have come to him; and when he appears they shall be like him, for they will see him as he is."

Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and His role as the Savior and Redeemer? My answer to that question is:  Yes I do have a testimony of these things. I have a very strong testimony of them. The Savior gave us this wonderful gift that we can enjoy when we have faith and repent for our sins. I have been so blessed to go to my Heavenly Father and seek forgiveness for my sins. I have felt the warming and loving feeling of knowing that He has forgiven me. Many times I go to Him and say, “I know I am stupid because I’m constantly making either new or the same mistakes.” Then I think of how much I don’t deserve such love and forgiveness when I’m always doing it. But the biggest blessing that I’ve figured out is that He loves us so much that he wants to forgive us. He wants nothing more than for us to go to Him and ask for forgiveness and try our hardest to do better. I had a little better understanding of that after I became a mother. My kids can frustrate me so much wh