My lesson this morning taught me a much deeper and broader definition of the word: repentance. I realized that as with most 'major' gospel words I continue to learn and appreciate what they can mean and how they are all woven into this amazing 'eternal round' of truth, adding to one another and creating such powerful truth that can and does make us better. Such is the case with the word 'repentance'. My insight began a couple of days ago when I was reading Alma 29:2 for an entirely different purpose. But the words 'repentance and the plan of redemption..and come unto Christ' struck me. Then, this morning I was taught that to repent is not just to repent from something, but to repent to something. The Bible Dictionary reads: a change of mind, i.e. a fresh view about God, about oneself, and about the world', and 'a turning of the heart and will to God, and a renunciation of sin'. It is the repent 'to' something that touches me. This 'plan of redemption' is our life and its real meaning. To repent, to be redeemed, to become something new and pure and holy (see Moroni 10:33) is why we are here, and what we need to do. And just imagine, we get to do it together!
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