One of Satan's toughest tools to degrade you into thinking that all is lost and give up trying to repent is to get you to believe that you are worthless.  This is simply a lie.   Your eternal value in God's eyes is great.

Value of One Soul

"Only as we accept the Atonement in our lives and strive to live the gospel can we meet the challeng... Read More

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For over 10 yrs I have been inactive in the church. However, I have attended church during those years on and off; my mind was more on the things of the world. Resting from working all week, rugby or sports coming on sky, working over time, family gatherings, getting some more sleep before the working week started all over again and food. We had money had a place of our own 2 cars sky in half the rooms broadband internet takeaways for dinner mon-fri dvd & junk food. The kids and I would g... Read More

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Christ's Infinite Atonement

"Mercifully, our errors can soon be swallowed up by resilient repentance, showing the faith to try again--whether in a task or in a relationship. Such resilience is really an affirmation of our true identities! Spirit sons and daughters of God need not be permanently put down when lifted up by Jesus' Atonement. Christ's infinite Atonement thus applies to our finite failures!"
(Neal A. Maxwell, "The Tugs and Pulls of the Wo... Read More

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It is done. Yesterday I had my second diciplinary counsel and they removed the formal probation I was on. Today when I go to church I can once more take the sacrament, I can once more pray in church, I can go visiting teaching, I can hold callings, I can give talks, I can bear my testimony, I can once more do all the things I took for granted. But most importantly I can go back to the temple once I meet with the Stake President to finish my temple recommend interview. It is truly such a sweet... Read More

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This last Sunday I met with my Bishop and we discussed having a second disciplinary counsel called, this one will be to bring an end to my formal probation. It has been a year since this all started, and I am glad that it is coming to an end. To make sure he was doing it right the Bishop read out of the manual on what to do to end formal probation. He is to contact the Stake President to call a second disciplinary counsel; he is to interview me and... Read More

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