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       From "True to the Faith"
   DIR By: RickBulow
       Date: July 23, 2023, 6:54 pm
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       To sacrifice is to give up something we value for the sake of
       something of greater worth. As Latter-day Saints, we have the
       opportunity to sacrifice worldly things for the Lord and His
       kingdom. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
       Saints should be willing to make any sacrifice required by the
       Lord. If we were not required to make sacrifices, we would never
       be able to develop the faith necessary for eternal salvation.
       The Atonement of Jesus Christ is the great and eternal sacrifice
       at the center of the gospel (see Alma 34:8–16). Before the
       Savior carried out the Atonement, His covenant people sacrificed
       animals as a symbol of His sacrifice. This practice helped them
       look ahead to the Atonement (see Moses 5:4–8). The command to
       offer animal sacrifices ended with the death of Jesus Christ. In
       the Church today, we partake of the sacrament in remembrance of
       the Savior’s atoning sacrifice.
       In addition to remembering the atoning sacrifice of Jesus
       Christ, we are to offer our own sacrifice: a broken heart and a
       contrite spirit. The Savior said: “Ye shall offer up unto me no
       more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt
       offerings shall be done away. … And ye shall offer for a
       sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And
       whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit,
       him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost” (3 Nephi
       9:19–20).
       To have a broken heart and a contrite spirit is to be humble and
       receptive to the will of God and to the counsel of those He has
       called to lead His Church. It also means to feel deep sorrow for
       sin and a sincere desire to repent. The prophet Lehi emphasized
       the importance of offering this sacrifice: “Behold, [Christ]
       offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the
       law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite
       spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered”
       (2 Nephi 2:7). If we do not offer the sacrifice of a broken
       heart and a contrite spirit, we cannot fully receive the
       blessings that come through the Atonement.
       If you are willing to sacrifice as the Lord has commanded, you
       will be accepted by Him. He taught: “All … who know their hearts
       are honest, and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are
       willing to observe their covenants by sacrifice—yea, every
       sacrifice which I, the Lord, shall command—they are accepted of
       me” (D&C 97:8 ). With an eternal perspective, you can see that
       giving up the things of the world is really no sacrifice at all.
       The blessings you receive are greater than anything you ever
       give up.
       <b>Additional references</b>: Matthew 19:16–22; D&C 59:8
       <b>See also</b>: Atonement of Jesus Christ; Love; Obedience;
       Repentance; Sacrament; Service
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