Today's Favorite Verse: Zechariah 3:1-4

Today's Favorite Verse: Zechariah 3:1-4
"And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

Reminds me of things I learn in the temple. Joshua the high priest appears to be a good man for the angel of the Lord is before him. Satan is there to resist him. It would appear Joshua's garments are filthy not from his sins but from the sins of the world. He is being washed and cleansed from them, and put on a change of raiment. We likewise need to be cleansed from the sins of the world, and stand apart from it. Being in the world but not of it.

"If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you."
(John 15:19)

"And verily I say unto thee that thou shalt lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better."
(Doctrine and Covenants 25:10)

"And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;"
(Doctrine and Covenants 59:9)

Day 4048

Today's Favorite Verse: Leviticus 15:7, 13

Today's Favorite Verse: Leviticus 15:7, 13
" And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean."

President Nelson gave an interesting talk on this chapter back in 1992. He was a surgeon and knew the importance of cleanliness. The answers were there all the time if man would appreciate God's wisdom.

"In the nineteenth century, health officials and others were concerned about pollution of the air, not by visible smoggy hydrocarbons of today, but by an invisible miasma that was blamed for almost any infection. In 1867, for example, Lord Lister indicted bad air as the chief cause of infection. Because of that, in 1869 Simpson from Edinburgh urged that hospitals be taken down and rebuilt every few years. Such an extravagant practice was also advocated by other experts. 
Even Florence Nightingale, a living legend following her heroic efforts in the Crimean War, failed to recognize the transmission of infection from one patient to another—this despite her careful notations that wound infection accounted for 40 percent of postoperative mortality. 
But others missed the connection, too. For centuries, lives of innumerable mothers and children were claimed by “childbirth fever”—infections unknowingly transmitted among the innocent by unwashed hands of attendants.
It was only a short century ago that the great work of Koch, Pasteur, and others proved that infection could be caused by bacteria in contaminated body fluids—or infected issues—passed from one individual to another.With these highlights of history in mind, may I quote the word of the Lord recorded long ago in Leviticus, chapter fifteen:
Thus, our loving Heavenly Father had clearly revealed principles of clean technique in the handling of infected patients more than three thousand years ago! These scriptures are in complete harmony with modern medical guidelines. But during those many millennia, how many mothers needlessly perished? How many children suffered because man’s quest for knowledge had failed to incorporate the word of the Lord?"
(Russell M. Nelson, "Where is Wisdom?", Oct 1992 General Conference)

Day 3780

Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 9:23-24

Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 9:23-24
"And now behold I say unto you, that if this people, who have received so many blessings from the hand of the Lord, should transgress contrary to the light and knowledge which they do have, I say unto you that if this be the case, that if they should fall into transgression, it would be far more tolerable for the Lamanites than for them.
For behold, the promises of the Lord are extended to the Lamanites, but they are not unto you if ye transgress; for has not the Lord expressly promised and firmly decreed, that if ye will rebel against him that ye shall utterly be destroyed from off the face of the earth?"

As I was coming out of the temple yesterday morning I took time to reflect on how blessed I was. I marveled at how fortunate I was to born at a time that the gospel was on the earth, and I was baptized into His church. How blessed I was to have a temple less than 10 minutes from my home. There are more temples in Utah alone then there was in the whole world when my parents joined the church. Now, that I reflect on these verses I think of how I can never take what I have for granted and toss it away. It made me think about how the Lord will cleanse his house first.

"Behold, vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth, a day of wrath, a day of burning, a day of desolation, of weeping, of mourning, and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face of the earth, saith the Lord.
And upon my house shall it begin, and from my house shall it go forth, saith the Lord;
First among those among you, saith the Lord, who have professed to know my name and have not known me, and have blasphemed against me in the midst of my house, saith the Lord."
(Doctrine and Covenants 112:24-26)

I found this talk of Ezra Taft Benson, given in 1969. I can't even imagine what he thinks of our world today.

"Sometimes we hear someone refer to a division in the Church. In reality, the Church is not divided. It simply means that there are some who, for the time being at least, are members of the Church but not in harmony with it. These people have a temporary membership and influence in the Church; but unless they repent, they will be missing when the final membership records are recorded.
It is well that our people understand this principle, so they will not be misled by those apostates within the Church who have not yet repented or been cut off. But there is a cleansing coming. The Lord says that his vengeance shall be poured out "upon the inhabitants of the earth . . . And upon my house shall it begin, and from my house shall it go forth, saith the Lord; First among those among you, saith the Lord, who have professed to know my name and have not known me".  I look forward to that cleansing; its need within the Church is becoming increasingly apparent."
(Ezra Taft Benson, "To the Humble Followers of Christ", Apr 1969)

Day 3453

Today's Favorite Verse: Zechariah 3:1, 3-4

Today's Favorite Verse: Zechariah 3:1, 3-4

"And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment."

Resist = accuse

I pondered on the filthy garments and what it meant. Joshua didn't need to ask to be made clean, implying repentance and forgiveness. It was told to the angels to take away the filthy garment and for him to be given a change of raiment. I would think the filth then on the garments were not from Joshua's sins. The filth was on the outside and not on the inside. Before this happened it speaks of Satan standing there and accusing him. It mentions Joshua's office as high priest so it wasn't necessarily Joshua being railed against it was his office and what he represented. The filth on Joshua's garments were coming from the sins of the world. Joshua is being made clean of that. The change of garment can also represent doing away with old and putting on new. This made me reflect on the temple and the first time I went. How I made new covenants and put away the old and put on new.

Day 3073

Today's Favorite Verse: Ecclesiastes 7:20

Today's Favorite Verse: Ecclesiastes 7:20

"For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."

I remember when I was 8 years old and baptized. I had it in my head that I would be perfect and do nothing wrong after it. I wanted to stay clean. The day wasn't even over and I already got in trouble. I was devastated and thought I blew it. It took time to grow and mature and realize I can never be perfect by myself. This is why the Lord Jesus Christ came to this earth and atoned for my sins. It was a infinite and eternal atonement. One that covered all sins, and helps carry my burdens. I am so grateful for the gift given by my Savior Jesus Christ. Seems such a fitting night to reflect on this.

Day 2825

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 24:3-4

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 24:3-4

"Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."

These verses made me think of momentum. How much effort it takes to get up a great hill. That when you get a fast head start it helps you to continue up the hill. This made me think about receiving a temple recommend. How once you have a temple recommend it gives you momentum to continue to live in a manner to keep a temple recommend.

Day 2661

Today's Favorite Verse: Job 25:4

Today's Favorite Verse: Job 25:4

"How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?"

How can one become clean? The footnote refers to these verses.

"And I give unto you, who are the first laborers in this last kingdom, a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and sanctify yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands and your feet before me, that I may make you clean;

That I may testify unto your Father, and your God, and my God, that you are clean from the blood of this wicked generation; that I may fulfil this promise, this great and last promise, which I have made unto you, when I will."

(Doctrine and Covenants 88:74-75)

"When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said: “I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning; I have a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards all men. I shall die innocent, and it shall yet be said of me—he was murdered in cold blood.”—The same morning, after Hyrum had made ready to go—shall it be said to the slaughter? yes, for so it was—he read the following paragraph, near the close of the twelfth chapter of Ether, in the Book of Mormon, and turned down the leaf upon it:

And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I … bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force."

(Doctrine and Covenants 135:4-5)

I think one knows if they are clean or not. When you get real with yourself and are trying the best that you can you know if you are forgiven of your sins. Sometimes that answer may come only by fasting and prayer and a real intent to know. Then when you are right with God you remain humble and repent of your sins every day. A conscience void of offense towards God has a peace that cannot be understood any other way.

Day 2620

Today's Favorite Verse: Job 17:9

Today's Favorite Verse: Job 17:9

"The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger."

I thought of this story given in general conference and the mention of a toy punching bag and how it kept bouncing back up, because it was standing up on the inside and was all in. Before that story is a little explanation of this verse. As we grow in the gospel and become all in, we will become stronger and stronger for what lays ahead.

"As we continually repent and rely upon the Lord, we gain strength as we come full circle in possessing the humility and faith of a little child, enriched with the wisdom borne from a life of experience. Job proclaimed, “The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.” It was Tennyson who wrote, “My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.” The Lord has counseled, “Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved.”

Our son Justin passed away at age 19 after fighting a lifelong disease. In a sacrament meeting talk he gave not long before he left us, he shared a story that must have resonated with him about a father and his young son who went into a toy store where there was an inflatable punching bag in the shape of a man. The boy punched the inflatable man, who tipped over and immediately bounced back after every punch. The father asked his young son why the man kept bouncing back up. The boy thought for a minute and then said, “I don’t know. I guess it’s because he’s standing up on the inside.” In order to be “all in,” we need to “stand up inside,” “come what may.” 

We stand up inside when we wait patiently upon the Lord to remove or give us strength to endure our thorns in the flesh. Such thorns may be disease, disability, mental illness, death of a loved one, and so many other issues.

We stand up inside when we lift up the hands that hang down. We stand up inside when we defend the truth against a wicked and secular world that is becoming increasingly more uncomfortable with light, calling evil good and good evil and “condemning the righteous because of their righteousness.”

Standing up inside in spite of difficulties is possible because of a clear conscience, the strengthening and comforting assurance from the Holy Ghost, and an eternal perspective which surpasses mortal understanding. In our premortal life we shouted for joy at the opportunity to experience mortality. We were “all in” as we excitedly made the decision to be valiant defenders of our Heavenly Father’s plan. It is time to stand up and defend His plan again!"

(Elder Gary B. Sabin, "Stand Up Inside and Be All In", Apr 2017 General Conference)

Day 2612

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 30:1-3, 20

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 30:1-3, 20

"And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."

I hadn't realized until now that passover was held a month late. It wasn't at the set time the Lord had commanded them. It was when they were clean and sanctified and ready as a people to hold it. This was acceptable to the Lord. It totally makes sense, it's not the ordinance, it's our cleanliness when we partake in the ordinance that matters. If you are not worthy to go to the temple now wait. If you are not worthy to partake of the sacrament then wait. Become clean and then partake, you will be blessed for it.

Day 2556

7th Anniversary of My Favorite Verse.

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Kings 23:2, 24-25

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Kings 23:2, 24-25

"And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.

 Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.

And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him."

Before Josiah cleanses Judah from all its abominations it's important that he read the book of the covenant to the people. They needed to be reminded of the covenants they had made and how they had strayed from them. Then all the signs of their pagan worship to false gods could be removed. Yet this wasn't enough to turn the hearts of the people back to God. The king's heart was right, he did what was right, the people did not. I thought about how Josiah was able to stand clean before the Lord with no accountability for the sins of the people on his head. This was all on theirs.

Day 2495

Today's Favorite Verse: Leviticus 15:7, 31

Today's Favorite Verse: Leviticus 15:7, 31

"And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them."

Reading the laws regarding cleanness I wondered why society took so long to understood basic cleanness in hospital settings? People died as one unwashed physician passed infections from one patient to another. Even though the law of Moses was fulfilled there are some basic understandings that could be kept to safeguard society.

Day 2264

Today's Favorite Verse: Leviticus 10:1-2

Today's Favorite Verse: Leviticus 10:1-2

"And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.

And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord."

This chapter actually answered a question I had, regarding those in apostasy that do things inside the temple that would pollute it. I wondered if the temple would have to be rededicated in such a case? In this, I see it is the offender that dies, at least spiritually. I have seen that happen so the cleansing is the removal of the person from the temple. Not that they had power to make the house of the Lord defiled and unusable for those that remain faithful. That actually gives me great peace.

Day 2259

Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 35:2-3, 19

Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 35:2-3, 19

"Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem."

Rachel stole the images that were her father's when Jacob fled with his family. Her father Laban came after them and searched for his idols, but Rachel stayed seated on the camel where she had hid them. Jacob must have found out for now he is calling his household to put away the strange gods and cleanse themselves. After this event this chapter tells of Rachel's death in childbirth. I pondered on how timely it was that she followed a prophet and became clean. We never know when death will take us. The cleansing process needs to be continual.

I pondered on how you really cannot become clean until we first put away the strange gods, idol worship, and walking after the philosophies of the world. All of these tools of the adversary will prevent us from having the Holy Spirit as our guide. I will be forever grateful that when I began to read the scriptures that the spirit told me not to read books about the scriptures, but to read the scriptures. I can see now that if I had done differently, I could have been so tempted to go down very strange roads, on paths I would not want to be following. There are many false prophets out there, that will turn you into a copy of them for a price. There will come a day of reckoning and sifting among the saints. We must be made clean in preparation for the Lord's second coming.

"They seek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man walketh in his own way, and after the image of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth old and shall perish in Babylon, even Babylon the great, which shall fall."

(Doctrine and Covenants 1:16)

Day 2194

Today's Favorite Verse: Ether 4:6-7, 16

Today's Favorite Verse: Ether 4:6-7, 16
"For the Lord said unto me: They shall not go forth unto the Gentiles until the day that they shall repent of their iniquity, and become clean before the Lord.
And in that day that they shall exercise faith in me, saith the Lord, even as the brother of Jared did, that they may become sanctified in me, then will I manifest unto them the things which the brother of Jared saw, even to the unfolding unto them all my revelations, saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of the heavens and of the earth, and all things that in them are.
And then shall my revelations which I have caused to be written by my servant John be unfolded in the eyes of all the people. Remember, when ye see these things, ye shall know that the time is at hand that they shall be made manifest in very deed."

Moroni is speaking of the writings of the brother of Jared, that record all things until the end of the world. Moroni was commanded to seal them up. They were first sealed when king Benjamin translated them, until after Christ's resurrection when he appeared to them. It wasn't until 400 years later when all were wicked that Moroni was commanded to seal them up again. They will not come forth until the Gentiles have fully repented and with a broken heart and contrite spirit exercise the same faith that the brother of Jared had. It did make me ponder on how great a sifting of the wheat and tares would have to take place before this happened. Then again it also sounds like when one is spiritually ready the records could be shown to one with great faith. If any have seen it we would never know. For something sealed is not something one would talk about.

This sealed portion of the Book of Mormon is not the only thing that is to come. There are even more records of John to come. The ones that we already have will become clearer to our understanding. There is much to look forward to. Yet, I can appreciate the need to hold something back until one is spiritually ready to handle it. There is great wisdom in the Lord in not showing us something when we are not ready.

Day 1981

Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 60:23

Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 60:23

"Do ye suppose that God will look upon you as guiltless while ye sit still and behold these things? Behold I say unto you, Nay. Now I would that ye should remember that God has said that the inward vessel shall be cleansed first, and then shall the outer vessel be cleansed also."

I read this chapter a little troubled, because I feel I am seeing people right now pretending we are in a moment for a Captain Moroni. That they need to fight for their liberties and freedoms, and absolutely ignore the fact we are in the midst of a pandemic. It was almost painful to read this chapter because of how I have seen its context being misplaced. 

Then when I read this verse on cleansing the inward vessel first, before the outer vessel I understood why Moroni could say what he was saying. For he had truly cleansed his inner vessel. His men had cleansed their inner vessels. Their time of waiting and suffering had refined them even further. Then I realized what we are going through right now with this pandemic, civil unrest, and elections coming up, is a time for us to reflect and cleanse our inner vessels. I have heard reference for this being a time of reflection not only from the prophet but also from many of the apostles. We are to use the pandemic as an opportunity for soul-searching and self-examination. We cannot cleanse the outer when we are not clean ourselves. The Lord will have a tried and tested people, prepared for his second coming. If we want to be like Captain Moroni then we need to look deep inside and cleanse our inner vessels first. 

Day 1918

Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 11:34, 37

Today's Favorite Verse: Alma 11:34, 37
"And Zeezrom said again: Shall he save his people in their sins? And Amulek answered and said unto him: I say unto you he shall not, for it is impossible for him to deny his word.
And I say unto you again that he cannot save them in their sins; for I cannot deny his word, and he hath said that no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins."

I reflected on the first time I read Zeezrom's question, if the Son of God would save his people in their sins. I was shocked when Amulek said no. I had not caught that very import word "in". That makes all the difference. Yet, even today I see some preach that everyone will be saved in their sins. You cannot keep your sins and be saved. You must get rid of them through the atoning blood of Christ and be washed clean. When you are clean you can then inherit the kingdom of heaven.

"And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end."
(3 Nephi 27:19)

Day 1869

Today's Favorite Verse: 1 Corinthians 6:11

Today's Favorite Verse: 1 Corinthians 6:11
"And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God."

The verses before this Paul names some major gross sins and for them the abusers of the law would not inherit the kingdom of God. Yet, in this verse he tells them, "and such were some of you". That is powerful. No matter the sin we can become clean, just like them.

This reminded me of Elder Dale G. Renlund, Oct 2016 General Conference talk "Repentance: A Joyful Choice", where he is quoting President Boyd K. Packer.

"The Atonement leaves no tracks, no traces. What is fixed is fixed.... It just heals, and what is healed stays healed... The Atonement, which can reclaim each one of us, bears no scars. That means that no matter what we have done or where we have been or how something happened, if we truly repent, [the Savior] has promised that He would atone. And when He atoned, that settled that.... The Atonement...can wash clean every stain no matter how difficult or how long or how many times repeated."
(Boyd K. Packer, April 2015 General Conference)

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
(Isaiah 1:18)

Day 1641

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 52:11

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 52:11
"Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord."

My heart was so broken today. I had been on the 10 day social media fast and I am ready to go back on it. I read the news and it broke my heart. At least 4 really bad stories on the same day. I am grieving for the children. Am I really seeing what I am seeing?  Is this even real?  My social media fast cleansed me and healed me and I put myself right back into the dirt of the world. Or maybe this fast made me more sensitive to its decay. I know I need to be in the world and not of the world, but I'm so ready to be out of the world and be in Zion right now.

I have never needed to sit and feast upon the scriptures more than I did this night. I know the Lord has a plan and he is in control, even if it means hard things happen to try to wake people up. I read the scriptures and they heal me and bring me peace. Strengthen me to go on for Him. I don't have the answers on what to do about reading the news. I guess just skim, skim, the surface? Can't I just not read it at all? I pray I will know what is the right thing to do, because I really want to be clean.

Day 1306

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 1:18

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 1:18
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; through they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

This reminds me of what I was pondering on during sacrament yesterday. The phrase "washed white through the blood of the Lamb" came into my mind. I had always wondered how that was done. Then I reflected on the sanctified water representing the blood of Christ. How taking the sacrament renewed my baptismal covenants and I was made clean again. It is by renewing my covenants through the sacrament that I can be washed clean through the blood of the Lamb. Probably not explaining it well, but I understood how very important the taking of the sacrament worthily was in becoming clean and sanctified. Through this continually repentance and cleansing process I will be washed white before the Lord.

"Therefore they were called after this holy order, and were sanctified, and their garments were washed white through the blood of the Lamb."
(Alma 13:11)

"And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
(Revelations 7.14)

"And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end."
(3 Nephi 27:19)

Day 1255

Today's Favorite Verse: Proverbs 20:9

Today's Favorite Verse: Proverbs 20:9
"Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"

Not me. I wish but I am so hopelessly flawed, I know there is much to work on. Then as I was pondering on this I saw it another way. I can never make myself clean and pure from sin. To say I could would mean I did not need my Savior. For it only through him that I can be made clean again. The atonement of Jesus Christ makes the difference.                     

Day 1223