2/15/2024 0 Comments Tad r callister talks![]() “It can remind us that repentance is for each of us-both young and old, rich or poor, for our mistakes both big and small. Sister Callister said she loves the painting Christus Consolator by Carl Bloch, where the Savior has His arms outstretched to all. “Sisters, that is what repentance is all about-changing the ‘direction of our sails’-or, in other words, the direction of our lives toward God,” Sister Callister said. Today I will change the direction of my sails.” As they visited, the father said, “My boat has been headed in the wrong direction. When serving on the island of Tarawa, part of the island nation of Kiribati, Sister Callister and her husband had the opportunity to visit with a less-active family. In her remarks, Sister Callister also gave her assurance that repentance is not a negative but “a beautiful doctrine that is intertwined with the Atonement of our Savior,” she said. We are in the driver’s seat as to our divine destiny.” “Because of the Atonement there is no external event, no outside circumstance, be it death, disaster, or the like, that can rob us of our exaltation if we but repent. Knowledge of the Atonement can help individuals forge ahead in life with good cheer. “But it is an infinite Atonement because it encompasses and circumscribes every sin, every weakness, every addiction, every wrong, and every finite frailty of man.” In his years serving as a Church leader, Brother Callister has seen individuals who have innocently, but incorrectly, placed limits on the Savior’s infinite Atonement by believing that it somehow falls short of their particular sin. “Because we are God’s children and because He loves us, His plan called for Jesus Christ to pay the price to bring about a condition that can eventually reverse all the negative feelings of sin and replace them with peace and hope and self-confidence. “We can’t get to our desired destination in neutral-we must put our spirit into gear, and that is called repentance.”īrother Callister said that sin can cause individuals to feel embarrassed, discouraged, unclean, and estranged from God’s Spirit. “So it is with our spiritual progress,” he said. The frustrated response might be, “But I can’t get there unless I put my car in gear.” “Suppose I invited one of you who live out of state to drive to our home in Bountiful, but I asked you to drive there in neutral.” ![]() “Sometimes we forget that repentance is not only the road to forgiveness it is also the road to perfection,” Brother Callister said. Through repentance and the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the demands of justice are met and individuals are cleansed, their guilt removed, and they are changed, perfected, and ultimately exalted. “If we have faith in Jesus Christ and repent (i.e., pull the ripcord), then the protective and saving powers of the Atonement are unleashed on our behalf and we can land unharmed.” Rescue is possible only because the Lord provides a parachute-the Atonement. We have no power to reverse the course.”Ĭhristus Consolator, by Carl Bloch. “No matter what we do on our own, only a crash landing awaits us. “When we sin we are like the foolish man who jumped from the plane,” Brother Callister explained. He pulls the ripcord and is able to safely float to the ground. “The law of gravity, like the law of justice, has no passion it knows no mercy, it has no forgiveness, and it knows no exceptions,” Brother Callister said.įortunately, the man finds that a friend, sensing the moment of foolishness, had placed a parachute on his back before the jump. Although he regrets his action, no matter what he does or his pleas and petitions, he continues his relentless free-fall. In response, Brother Callister gave the analogy of a man who rashly jumps from a plane. Many years ago, Brother Callister was asked, “Why is the Atonement of Jesus Christ necessary? Why can’t God, who is all powerful, just forgive us when we repent or help us overcome our weaknesses without the sacrifice of His Son?” Callister, in sharing insights on the topic “Repentance: A Fresh View about God, about Oneself, and about the World.” “To the contrary, repentance is a glorious positive it is but another name for the process that perfects us,” he said.īrother Callister was joined by his wife, Sister Kathryn S. Callister, Sunday School general president. The word “repentance” is often misused and misunderstood and can be given negative connotations by those who associate it with hell-fire and damnation, noted Brother Tad R. ![]() Read about another talk Brother Callister gave on the Atonement.Read what else was said at BYU Women’s Conference.Listen to how a former addict and repeat convict finds forgiveness in the Lord.
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