Speech: His Grace Is Sufficient 

My Thoughts today: My parents raised me to be obedient. “Do what is right," "do what they ask," "obey teachers at school." "God wants you to be obedient” are some of the things I remember learning. Somehow I translated that into I can’t get back to Heaven unless I obey. My parents also punished me when I did not obey. So, I grew up thinking that I was bad and for every “bad” thing I did I had to do a “good” to make up for it. I know I was not alone in that thinking, perhaps you too thought that way. Fortunately it is NOT truth. No matter what I do I cannot earn my way to heaven and neither can anyone else. Jesus Christ is the only way. The scriptures tell us this in John 14:6-7: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Analogy- (Video excerpt:) Parable of the Piano Practice

Ponder this from the speech:

"The miracle of the Atonement is not just that we can live after we die but that we can live more abundantly (see John 10:10). The miracle of the Atonement is not just that we can be cleansed and consoled but that we can be transformed (see Romans 8). Scriptures make it clear that no unclean thing can dwell with God (see Alma 40:26), but, brothers and sisters, no unchanged thing will even want to."

Inspiring Music:

I Stand All Amazed- Tyler Perry

Amazing Grace - Pentatonix

Challenge: Do you want to be changed? Obedience done with love and gratitude is evidence of changing. I hope you enjoyed these ramblings. I'll see you in heaven