Choice #1 Live as Saints Should Live

1. Salvations is nearer than we know. I think that it has two meanings. One, that we don't know when we will meet God. Two, I believe it means that our opportunity to get close to our Heavenly Father readily available if we let it.

2. Here is a list of what Paul taught would help lead to salvation:

- Present your body as a living sacrifice

- Be transformed by the healing powers of the Lord

- Cleave to what is good

- Give hospitality

- Be of one mind with the Saints

- Let your soul be subject to higher powers

- Do that which is good

- Keep the commandments

3. Paul was cautioned about judging because it will all come back around if you do it. He was told that we are all brothers and sisters, and we need to judge, and just leave that to our Heavenly Father. The most important thing to remember is that you should treat others like yourselves. 

4. Paul called members of the Church, saints.

Choice #3 Baptism

1. We need to rid ourselves of all sin before we are baptized. That and we need to repent of all of them.
2. Baptism represents the birth and death of our Savior.
3. We need to be baptized by immersion because it is symbolic of Christ's body rising back to life.
4. We can maintain the newness of life by remembering why we were baptized and then keep our promises we made at our baptism.
5. According to Mosiah we learn that our natural man should be left in the water after baptism.

Freedom is weird to think about. It is sometimes hard to see that freedom comes from rules and commandments. We are all owned by our Heavenly Father, so we need to keep his commandments if we want to remain free from the consequences of sin.

Choice #2 Forgiveness

1. He explained that if any did give grief they need to understand that first, he loves them. Then second, they need to forgive, so that they can know the love the Lord has for them.

2. If you forgive someone, God will forgive you as well. What great love our Savior has for us!

3. If we don't forgive then we won't be forgiven by God or others. We can't be blessed until we show mercy towards other and let God do the judging. Not to mention, you won't be able to feel God's love for you if you don't forgive. That is a big burden of anger to hold by yourself.

The Impact of Example

It is required of the Lord's servants that they be found faithful. And that is why the Lords tells us to look at his apostles as examples of what we need to be doing. But being a good example is required from all members of the church. As we strive to follow the apostles' examples, we need to be setting the example for everyone else that we know.

To know something is passive. Just because you know the commandments, doesn't mean you are following them. Everyone knows that we should be a good example to others, but do we do it? When Alma reprimanded his son, Corianton, he told him that he knew what he should be doing but he didn't do it. And because he wasn't a good example, nobody would believe Alma's teachings. Our choice to actually be the example is what our Heavenly Father cares about.

If we decide to do what is right, and be the example to others, God will perform miracles through you. That is the ultimate blessing. Others will see the light that comes from you and will feel the Spirit. I hope that I can always act on the knowledge that I have and bless the lives of others.