“The consecrated life is a pure life. While Jesus is the
only one to have led a sinless life, those who come unto Him and take His yoke
upon them have claim on His grace, which will make them as He is, guiltless and
spotless. With deep love the Lord encourages us in these words: ‘Repent, all ye
ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be
sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless
before me at the last day.’ Consecration therefore means repentance.
Stubbornness, rebellion, and rationalization must be abandoned, and in their
place submission, a desire for correction, and acceptance of all that the Lord
may require. This is what King Benjamin called putting off the natural man,
yielding to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and becoming a saint through the
atonement of Christ the Lord.” – Elder D. Todd Christofferson
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