February 16, 2009 Lesson 2

Well, this morning is a little difficult to do this. It's President's Day and all 3 girls are home and I'm getting interrupted quite a bit. Maybe I'll try a little more later. But I have gotten a short passage read.

D&C 19:16-19 speaks about the Savior's suffering for us. He implores us to repent because He has already done the hard work for us. He has already done the suffering that is required to remove our sins. If we would repent we would not have to suffer but if we don't then He cannot help us and we will have to suffer ourselves. This suffering is so tremendous that even He who is Diety could not take it without help. What a wonderful thing He has done for us and how ungrateful we can be sometimes when we ignore that or forget it. Compared to what He accomplished in the garden, our job of coming to the Lord with our guilty consciences and seeking forgiveness is extremely small. If we could wrap our minds around that we would do it.

Christ suffered great pain for us because He was doing the will of our Father who loves us and also because He, our Savior, loves us. What great love that is for someone to suffer great agony on our behalf. He says Come unto me and I will give you rest. He has given us a chance for our souls to be at rest, to lay down our troublesome storms and calm our seas. We just have to accept His help and show our love for Him by coming unto Him and applying the atonement in our lives.