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Last night I read Sections 1-2.  These are the parts that really meant a lot to me this time:

D&C 1:2-3  For verily the voice of the Lord is unto all men, and there is none to escappe:  and there is no eye that shall not see, neither ear that shall not hear, neitehr heart that shall not be penetrated.  And the rebellious shall be pierced with much sorrow; for their iniquities shall be spoken upon the housetops, and thier secret acts shall be revealed.”

So often we think that what we do, feel, think won’t be found out.  But that is just not true.  Firstly, God knows.  And we cannot ever hide these things from him.

D&C 1:10  “Unto the day when the Lord shall come to recompense unto every man according to his work, and measure to every man according to the measure which he has measured his fellow man.”

Humans have a tenancy to be very critical with one another.  To put others down to lift ourselves up.  But this is not the way the Lord has shown us to treat others nor is it the way he wants us to treat others, but it is the way in which we will be measured.

D&C 1:15-16  “For they have strayed from mine ordinances, and have broken mine everlasting covenant; They seek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man walketh in his own way, and after the image of this own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world.”

Have I strayed farther than I should have?  Who do I seek?  The Lord and his righteousness or do I seek the world–some aspect of the world that to me may seem appealing.  Do I seek everlasting covenants or do I seek temporal pleasures and approval?

D&C1:31-33  For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.  Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven; And he that repents not, from him shall be taken even the light which he has received…”

I found it very interesting that this is one of the topics of my reading last night.  Belle had been asking me some questions about repentance.  A bit on Sunday, but a lot yesterday after she had hurt Ryllan.  She wanted to repent.  We talked about forgiveness.  And that to repent you must 1–acknowledge that what you did was wrong; 2–try to make it right the best you can; 3–ask for forgiveness; 4–try to never do that again.  She wasn’t sure she could never do it again.  I told her that we are asked to do the best we can to never do that again.  But God knows the intent of our hearts.  He knows if we are truly trying to do better.

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