Third Hour Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 I had doubted, shortly after being excommunicated, that I would seek to be readmitted to the Church through baptism. In all honesty, I knew I could go to Church, sit with my family, and be a part of the Church community without having to enter into that covenant. I had felt the forgiveness from the Lord, I had begun to repair things with my family as we sought healing together, and the Lord helped me escape behavior that I didn’t think was possible to abandon. So why would I need to rejoin the Church? Maybe it would be easier to remain in the world, loosely connected to the Church. I put the question to my stake president who reminded me that “the first fruits of repentance is baptism…” and that it wouldn’t be long before I would have the strongest desire to be baptized and receive the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. I was reminded of a lesson I learned years ago but had forgotten over time. In reading Joseph... View the full article MrShorty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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