Sunday Thoughts

I just wanted to share a really interesting story that one of our youths shared with us today. This girl is in a room with card files, like you would find at a library, lining the walls from top to bottom. As she looks around, she finds all kinds of files listed as, "girls she likes, friends she has had, television programs she has watched, etc."

She pulls out a few cards and reads each memory exactly as it has happened. Each entry is signed with her name. Some bring joyful memories, others bring tears to her eyes. The television file is full of hours she has wasted. She continues to look around and comes across a file, shinier than others she has seen, such as people she has shared the Gospel with. She is really disappointed to see that there is only a handful of these cards.

The next file she pulls out is listed "lusts." She pulls the file out a small amount, hoping this file is not filled with terrible things. The one card she chooses to read, fills her with shame and she is trying to rip up the cards, but she can not destroy them. She is in tears when she realizes the Savior is in the room with her. She begs Him to not look at her files.

Jesus begins to read through the files and has tears in His eyes. The girl is just mortified wishing she can change what is in her files. Jesus begins to sign each one as she begs Him to stop, He completes each card with His name. She looks at the cards and realizes His signature is in deep red, the blood He has shed for her, and He takes it upon Himself.

What a story for each of us to think about. I hope we all take the opportunity to look through our files and hopefully our biggest ones will be repentance and forgiveness.

I know my Savior loves me and I appreciate the atonement He has made in my behalf. I hope you all take this to heart and have a wonderful sabbath day!