My Catholic friends are busy in a special focus on fasting, prayer and good works as they observe Lent. Some European Christians will be observing "Mothering Sunday" where it was said that domestic servants could have the rare luxury of visiting their "Mother's church" with their own mothers and family members. The Jews will be celebrating deliverance by observing Purim and Passover this season. And of course we have Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday all to help us reflect and rejoice that the King of Kings and Savior of the World fulfilled the prophesies of bringing deliverance from death and sin to the family of Man.
With attention on deliverance its a good time to talk about repentance and forgiveness. We talked a few weeks ago regarding an LDS Gen Conference address suggesting six practical actions to increase spiritual confidence. Two of those confidence promoting behaviors were becoming "really, really good" at both repenting and forgiving.
This Sunday we will talk on the plan of happiness tool repenting. Read and think about the deliberate choice of repenting. Coming soon to a theater near you, is a pretty dramatic story of deliberate forgiveness. My experience is that though not always as dramatic (though sometimes it is!), repenting and forgiving is always deliberate.
Also, last week, we got to spend time with our good Bishop Brown. He talked about missionaries, their work and using their IPads for good. He also somberly reiterated the dangers of pornography but gave encouraging counsel to talk openly and discuss defensive strategies with each other and with our children.
We love you and hope you are filled with all the hope these upcoming Spring celebrations have to offer!
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