Remeberance

Growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and reading the Book of Mormon we hear the word Remember often. It is an important word. It is all over in the Book of Mormon. In Alma 4:3 it says, "And so great were their afflictions that every soul had cause to mourn; and they believed that it was the judgments of God sent upon them because of their wickedness and their abominations; therefore they were awakened to a remembrance of their duty."
While reading Pres. Packer's book he has a chapter entitled, Remembrance and Gratitude. He talks about the people in the Book of Mormon during King Benjamin's time in the book of Mosiah. King Benjamin taught his people about remembrance. I wanted to share a paragraph from Pres. Packer's book.
"King Benjamin's teaching had a miraculous effect. Gratitude for what they had led to faith unto repentance. That led to forgiveness. That produced new gratitude. And then King Benjamin taught that , if we can remember and so remain grateful, we will retain a remission of our sins though all the losses and the gains of life."
I love that! It's another circle. We have to remember what we are given, then we have gratitude, which leads to increased faith and repentance. Then we are forgiven of our sins and gain more gratitude. If we get off that path or circle the way we get back on and keep a remission of our sins is to remember and then be grateful and so on. Isn't this gospel amazing!