Mosiah 3:10-12 -- On Resurrection and Repentance

"And he shall rise the third day from the dead; and behold, he standeth to judge the world; and behold, all these things are done that a righteous judgment might come upon the children of men.
For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned.
But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ."
Mosiah 3:10-12


The idea of resurrection is a hope that transcends everything in our lives I think... no matter what tragedy or failure in this life, knowing that there is a greater life to come can help us see past mortality and into further potential and possibility.

That doesn't mean, of course, that this life doesn't matter, or that we should blow it off and wait till later to repent or to try.  Indeed, many places in the scriptures urge us to do the opposite, since this is the time when we have the opportunity to make decisions and choices that will carry over into that next life.

I think we all mess up those decisions sometimes and fall down into the third verse here with the "wo, wo" warning.  We don't have to stay there though.  Repentance and faith are incredible blessings that can help us apply the atonement to our lives again, and come again under Christ's mercy and grace.

Today, let's refine our decisions, repent, and choose more wisely, looking forward to the life and hope that Christ offers us through his triumph over sin and death.