tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510901795186698113.post7962306906973573926..comments2015-03-27T08:48:52.848-07:00Comments on Wynn Family Blog: How can we ever pay the debt we owe to our Savior?Steffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837585390036498815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510901795186698113.post-73637306161492571762015-03-16T07:47:54.157-07:002015-03-16T07:47:54.157-07:00I agree that we're can't repay the debt. W...I agree that we're can't repay the debt. We can simply show gratitude for the gift our Savior has given us. I also agree that service is a good way to show gratitude. This makes me think of John 14:15 where Christ says, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." We can't repay the debt, "...for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do(2 Ne 25:23)," but we ARE expected to do as much as we possibly can to try to be like Him. Even though Christ's gift is essential, we can't rely on His gift alone without work on our part to try to be better.Steffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837585390036498815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510901795186698113.post-68124483520574732152015-03-15T21:30:30.441-07:002015-03-15T21:30:30.441-07:00We cannot repay. I think of the widow casting in ...We cannot repay. I think of the widow casting in her mite at the treasury. She gave of her substance knowing she could not repay but she gave all she could. The important part to me is in recognizing that we cannot repay but as disciples, giving everything we can because our heart is right with the Lord, the widow gave with pure intent. As you posted, we need to give and serve with pure intent. <br />In addition, his love was so great he freely gave his life for us. He loves us so much he gave us agency to choose for ourselves. Agency then is the purest gift. How great it is to know that we are the only of Father in Heaven's creations trusted with agency. In our choices lay discipleship, like the widow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433846016237099018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510901795186698113.post-41962764712588848502015-03-14T10:56:42.162-07:002015-03-14T10:56:42.162-07:00Ellie, I love your comments, it is a gift, and if ...Ellie, I love your comments, it is a gift, and if we value the gift, we will live each day the best we can in following the commandments and trying to live what we know is true. <br /> <br />A grateful heart is the key to everything! If we have gratitude for all we have, even through the hard things that come our way, we show our Heavenly Father we appreciate the opportunity to return to him. We trust all he is doing to mold us to the person he knows we can be. For that I am grateful, I do not see what he does but trusting in him gives comfort whatever the outcome, IF I am willing to constantly use the gift of the Atonement I can make it back to him.Marilisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414584372295829282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510901795186698113.post-65137634375543904792015-03-13T21:50:43.789-07:002015-03-13T21:50:43.789-07:00I think the key is remembering that it is a gift, ...I think the key is remembering that it is a gift, which in itself is not meant to be repaid. Instead, we show gratitude for the gift we were give by our commitment to living according to Gods laws, by being steadfast and immovable, by sharing the gospel with others, by aligning our will with His, etc. I was fortunate to be able to teach sharing time in primary on the Atonement all of February and was continually amazed at how the children know that their Savior Loves them. They relate any experience they have ever had and attribute it to the Savior. It is cute and hilarious sometimes but also true. Everything we have is because of Him. Rembering that and being grateful for the gift he gave us is the key to showing our gratitude. Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503899347666583993noreply@blogger.com