The only way to be saved is to believe in and live our lives in accordance with The Gospel of Jesus Christ and follow His example.

"...the Lord surely should come to redeem his people, but that he should not come to redeem them in their sins, but to redeem them from their sins." (Hel. 5:10)

I really like this explanation of this scripture I just found:
(http://www.bookofmormonstudynotes.com/2015/09/to-redeem-them-from-their-sins-helaman.html)
 "For Christ to redeem us in our sins would imply that we are not capable of changing, that we receive His forgiveness, but we don't do anything differently, that we don't become something more than we are today. For Christ to save us from our sins implies that we progress, that with His help we become the sort of people who don't commit those sins anymore. This true understanding of the Atonement places demands on us: if we are capable of changing with God's help, then we need to trust Him and make the effort to change. In other words, we need to exercise "faith unto repentance" (Alma 34:16).

-We need to change and have the great desire to change so that we don't keep committing the same sin over and over again but that we can progress after we have repented of our sins and become more like our Savior Jesus Christ.

-Our relationships with our Savior Jesus Christ should be the most important things we work on in this life. Don't get me wrong our family, friend, work relationships are important too but, those can't grow and flourish if you don't already have a relationship with the Savior. Having that relationship will allow all other relationships to grow and become stronger and more meaningful in our lives.
-That sure foundation of faith in Christ and in who He is will strengthen us to fight against and win the battles against the all-powerful destroyer.

Blessing- I have righteous desires and want to be better and do better, in order to be more like my Savior.

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