Remember, Remember

1 Nephi 19:9 - And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men.

Many times in the scriptures, we are told to remember.  We are told to remember commandments, words from the prophets, lessons learned, etc.  The thing that I love that we are reminded to remember is the Savior.  In the Book of Mormon, we see so many examples of the miracles and love that Jesus has for his children.  Just as Nephi wrote in 1 Nephi 19 – “And I, Nephi, have written these things unto my people, that perhaps I might persuade them that they would remember the Lord their Redeemer.”  The scriptures are written for our benefit, so that we may learn and know of our Savior – who atoned for us, giving us the ultimate gift.

It really is amazing to me that Jesus would continue to suffer for us.  I know that I’m not perfect – not even close – so it’s hard for me to comprehend the love that He has for us.  I believe that remembering Him is the least that we can do.

In the sacrament prayers, it talks about remembering Christ.  “O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it; that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.” (Moroni 4:3)  “O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.” (Moroni 5:2)

When we partake of the sacrament, we are renewing those covenants and promises that we made with God.  Part of that is to remember Christ and stand as a witness of Him.  What are we doing in our lives to continually remember Jesus and stand as His witness?  How are we examples of living the Gospel of Jesus Christ?  How do we show others that we are witnesses of Him?  How do we remember our Savior?

I have a testimony that when we remember Jesus and stand as His witness that we will, as the scriptures say, have his spirit to be with us.  We will receive blessings that can come in no other way.  We will have boldness and power that comes only through His representation.  I know Christ loves me and each person who ever lived, lives, and whoever will live on this earth.  I know He suffered for each of our sins, sorrows, pains, and afflictions.  He did this because of the indescribable love that He has for each of us.  I’m grateful for the gospel in my life that helps me to remember.

"The time is here for you to stand up for what you know is right. You must judge right from wrong. No longer can you be complacent or go with the flow or wonder what to do. You must decide now which path you will follow and which answer you will give. Decide well in advance, before the pressure is on, what you stand for." -Margaret D. Nadauld