I cannot express to you how I feel about this gospel. Words cannot describe. It's funny, because often times I feel like I almost can't share what I feel and learn about the Gospel because the things I learn feel so sacred and personal to me, but I also feel this deep desire to share and help everyone feel the way I feel. I want to show how important it is and how wonderful and how comforting, but it's hard to open up. Does anybody else feel like that?
I have started to understand how Jacob feels when he proclaims in 2 Nephi 9, "O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! ...O how great the goodness of our God... O how great the plan of our God! ...O the greatness and the justice of our God! ...O the greatness of the mercy of our God, the Holy One of Israel! ... O how great the holiness of our God! For he knoweth all things, and there is not anything save he knows it."
In Book of Mormon we have been going down the path of the Plan of Salvation. This week, we went extremely deep into the Atonement of the Savior. We talked about how because of Jesus Christ we can become like our Father in Heaven. We also talked about how he experienced all of our pains, sins, and the wrath of God. I can see our Savior in my mind's eye walking beside us and gently reminding us that he understands and asking us to let him be the one to carry the burden because he already has. I can see him helping us to stand a little straighter and gently taking our hands.
I never thought about the fact that our Brother and Savior also had to experience the wrath of God. I can only imagine how that must have been for our Father, the same Father that wept as He had to destroy His children. It helps me to understand how much our Heavenly Father loves us. It makes Him feel closer.
This is another point when I feel wholly inadequate to show what this means!
Oh, how great the plan of our God! Oh how great His love for His children!
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