"ye must... repent of all your sins and iniquities, and believe in Jesus Christ, that he is the Son of God, and that he was slain by the Jews, and by the power of the Father he hath risen again whereby he hath gained victory over the grave; and also in him is the sting of death swallowed up." (Mormon 7:5)
There is a lot of things asked of us in this scripture: First it asks us to repent of all of our sins and iniquities, by doing this we need to continue to become more like our Savior so that we don't repeat the same sin. The only way we can do this is through Christ and with His help to overcome the natural man. Second, we need to believe in Jesus Christ, what does that mean to truly believe in Him? How does one live their lives differently when they believe? 
I think that to believe takes a lot of faith and courage on our part. Especially because most of the things in the gospel that we believe in we can't see with our eyes or touch with our hands. The definition of Believe- to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so. 
50 Digital Downloads A Collection of digital collages and embellished graphics - The Cottage Market: What difference would it make in your life if you had an absolutely unshakable confidence in your ability to achieve anything you really put your mind to?
The scriptures in Mormon 7:8 ask us to "lay hold upon the gospel of Christ,". What does it mean to lay hold? It is said to mean, grasp or seize on. So that means to have a grasp on the gospel or understanding of it. 
We need to be "baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the Holy Ghost," ( Mormon 7:10) This is following the example that our Savior Jesus Christ put out for us to do. He didn't have to get baptized to remove sins like we do but He did it to "fullfill all righeousness" Matt 3:15)
To fulfill all righteousness, Simon Dewey:
Blessing: I got a lot of homework done and was able to help/serve Morgan yesterday.


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