The pattern of the redemptive gift given us was well explained in this talk, but the real meat of it was the focus on stories where inactive members were brought back into activity. No matter how active any of us are, I believe we have all been redeemed or rescued at some point in our membership. Every story could be analyzed and documented if we ponder our life. It might come at a time that work took us away from family and Sunday activity. That pattern can and sometimes does let activity slip into arguments within and maybe with family members, justifying this new state.
Since redemption stories are very sensitive and personal, I’m confident we will not hear most of them recounted in a talk from the pulpit. They may occur in the quiet of a Bishop’s office or in the personal prayers in a closed room. But that gift of Redemption is there for all of us it we ask the right question and seek the answer. That change of course may be inspired by another person as the stories in this talk were. But we can be sure that we can start the process at any time by asking in prayer what new course we should take. The answer will come because of this promise that He paid the price for us and to claim that gift is up to us.
The other side of Redemption is peace, happiness and at the end, the gift of the Second Comforter.
When we hear this message, we may not be the one it was given for personally, but we are usually the one who is being asked to participate in the Redemption of another by our calling, our visit, our invitation or perhaps just our friendship without judging.
We must be grateful when we become part of one of these stories of Redemption during our service.
Thank You Elder Curtis for this reminder.
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Each of us has been saved or rescued at some point in our lives, in big and/or small ways.
The RESCUE of the less active members of the Church, calls for our best efforts.
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