Faith is the first and a very important step in the gospel. Faith in our Heavenly Father and his Son is the first step in his plan for us. Jesus Christ set forth the gospel here on earth for us to follow, and that first crucial step is faith. A scripture that I love is 1 Nephi 3:7. Nephi is commanded by the Lord to go and get the brass plates. He has so much faith in the Lord that no matter what he is commanded to do he will go and do it without question. I know that as we have faith, we can do anything. In the talk by Elder Rafael E. Pino of the seventy, titled Faith In Adversity he speaks about faith, trials, and how faith in the Lord and his teachings can do for us in our lives.
Through faith, Christ can do amazing things for us in our lives. Through faith we can repent through Christ's atoning sacrifice, and we can receive help in our most difficult times. Only through faith are any of these things possible. The first question that Christ asked his followers if they needed anything done for them is, "Do you have faith?" or, "Do you believe that I can do this?" The first step to anything is faith. Through faith anything is possible and I know that as we put our faith into action that we can be led by the hand of our loving Heavenly Father and his Son to do great works, because faith alone will not qualify us for the highest degree of heaven, but by exercising our faith. There is a saying I once heard. I am not sure if it is a scripture, or just a saying so if you know please let me know so I can quote it properly but it reads, "Faith without works is dead, and works without faith is fruitless."
Let our faith shine through with how we act and what we say. Matthew says it best in the new testament in Matt. 23:15. I council to everyone reading this that faith is so important and without it we are lost. Have faith, show that faith in your works and deeds, and you will have the strength to get through those everyday trials that we all are faced with.
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