Whole

This past October General Conference had some amazing thoughts!! This morning I was reading "Wild Thou Be Made Whole?" by Elder Timothy Dyches. He focuses on the healing power of the atonement in both repentance and forgiveness. Elder Dyches gives several examples of times when the Savior healed and forgave sins. One that really stood out to me was the 10 lepers. They had been cast out because they were unclean, but as the Savior walked past them they cried, "Jesus, Master  have mercy on us, Isn't there something you can do for us?" (Luke 17:13) The Savior tells them to show themselves unto the priests. As they go they are healed, because of their faith. One of them returns to the Savior and thanks him for healing him. The Saviors response, "Arise and go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole." The other lepers were healed while one was made whole. That leper is forgiven of his sins and becomes converted to the Lord through his faith. Faith is required to become whole! Faith that you can repent and all will be made right in the end! Faith that all that is unfair in this life will be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ! Faith in the Lords timing! Faith that Heavenly Father will give us challenges that will mold us and make us whole! "Be assured the Savior still seeks to mend our souls and heal our hearts. He waits at the door and knocks." Let us have faith, to "beginning again to pray repent, forgive and forget." I know that we can become whole through forgiveness and repentance! The Savior atoned for that reason, for us to become whole as we rely on this atonement! I know that he lives and loves us and wants us to come to him! "Just as chalk can be erased from a blackboard, with sincere repentance  the effects of our transgression can be erased through the Atonement of Jesus Christ!" (President Boyd K. Packer)