Spiritual Rebirth

"Except in...unusual circumstances, as with Alma, spiritual rebirth is a process.  It does not occur instantaneously.  It comes to pass by degrees.  Repentant persons become alive to one spiritual reality after another, until they are wholly alive in Christ and are qualified to dwell in his presence forever".

Elder Bruce R. McConkie

Sweet Reminder

Today in my daily scripture reading I had the pleasure of coming across these scriptures in 1 Nephi 10.

17 And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the ^awordsof my father, concerning the things which he saw in a ^bvision, and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith on the Son of God—and the Son of God was the ^cMessiah who should come—I, Nephi, was^ddesirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the ^eHoly Ghost, which is the ^fgift of God unto ^gall those who diligently seek him, as well in times of ^hold as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.

 18 For he is the ^asame yesterday, today, and forever; and the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world, if it so be that they repent and come unto him.

 19 For he that diligently ^aseeketh shall find; and the ^bmysteriesof God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the ^cHoly Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the ^dcourse of the Lord is one eternal round.

It was a sweet reminder to me that I have the agency and capacity to receive personal revelation and a confirmation from the Holy Ghost of the things that I show a sincere desire to understand. Coupling this true desire with faith, we can come to know all things, and time can never change that.