Believing

Today as I went to the temple I decided to ponder about one scripture in particular. The scripture is in Mosiah 4: 9-10. Within these two verses the word "believe" is used seven times. As I was reading this scripture I saw it as a list of the most important things that we should believe. First, we need to believe in God and that he created all things. We need to believe that He has all wisdom and power. Which ties in to the next one that we should believe that man doesn't understand everything, nevertheless the Lord does. The second verse continues to give us another list, but with an important command at the end. The verse starts by stating we should believe that we must repent of our sins and forsake them entirely. We need to also humble ourselves before God and ask Him with sincerity for forgiveness. Whats more is that it concludes by saying "if you believe all these things see that ye do them." (Mosiah 4:10) Therefore if we truly believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ then we must act upon that belief. By doing so we can receive a fulness of joy through repentance and a greater faith in God.