Mosiah 2:24,34

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Mosiah 2Â*

24 And secondly, he doth require that ye should do as he hath commanded you; for which if ye do, he doth immediately bless you; and therefore he hath paid you. And ye are still indebted unto him, and are, and will be, forever and ever; therefore, of what have ye to boast?

34 I say unto you, that there are not any among you, except it be your little children that have not been taught concerning these things, but what knoweth that ye are eternally indebted to your heavenly Father, to render to him all that you have and are; and also have been taught concerning the records which contain the prophecies which have been spoken by the holy prophets, even down to the time our father, Lehi, left Jerusalem;

Quote for Discussion

“What debt of gratitude is mine,

That in his off’ring I have part,” (Hymn 187)

“I think of his hands pierced and bleeding to pay the debt!

Such mercy, such love, and devotion can I forget

No, no, I will praise and adore at the mercy seat,

Until at the glorified throne I kneel at his feet.” (Hymn 193)

Joseph Fielding Smith

“Do you think it will ever be possible for any one of us, no matter how hard we labor, or even if we should suffer martyrdom, to pay our Father and Jesus Christ for the blessings we have received from them? The great love, with its accompanying blessings, extended to us through the crucifixion, suffering, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, is beyond our mortal comprehension. We never could repay. We have been bought with a price beyond computation. Not with gold or silver or precious stones, ‘But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without spot.’ (1 Pet 1:19)” (The Way to Perfection, p. 224)