Some here come from a past life of sin.  Truth is, most of us have had to improve in some area or give up some secret sin in order to more fully come to Christ.

This is a great talk by Elder Holland:

 I love the NT saying of:  “Any man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”  Luke 9:62

It kind of goes with the one in Revelations 3 that talks of why mediocrity does not work when it comes to the things of God:

 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

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Some here come from a past life of sin.  Truth is, most of us have had to improve in some area or give up some secret sin in order to more fully come to Christ.

This is a great talk by Elder Holland:

 I love the NT saying of:  “Any man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”  Luke 9:62

It kind of goes with the one in Revelations 3 that talks of why mediocrity does not work when it comes to the things of God:

 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

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