The gate of baptism leads to the strait and narrow path and to the destination of putting off the natural man and becoming a saint through the Atonement of Christ the Lord see Mosiah We are commanded and instructed to so live that our fallen nature is changed through the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost. President Marion G. It cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul.
George J. Romney [], ; see also 3 Nephi — Hence, as we are born again and strive to always have His Spirit to be with us, the Holy Ghost sanctifies and refines our souls as if by fire see 2 Nephi —14, Ultimately, we are to stand spotless before God.
The gospel of Jesus Christ encompasses much more than avoiding, overcoming, and being cleansed from sin and the bad influences in our lives; it also essentially entails doing good, being good, and becoming better. Repenting of our sins and seeking forgiveness are spiritually necessary, and we must always do so. But remission of sin is not the only or even the ultimate purpose of the gospel. This mighty change is not simply the result of working harder or developing greater individual discipline.
Rather, it is the consequence of a fundamental change in our desires, our motives, and our natures made possible through the Atonement of Christ the Lord. Our spiritual purpose is to overcome both sin and the desire to sin, both the taint and the tyranny of sin.
Prophets throughout the ages have emphasized the dual requirements of 1 avoiding and overcoming bad and 2 doing good and becoming better. Consider the penetrating questions posed by the Psalmist:. Brothers and sisters, it is possible for us to have clean hands but not have a pure heart. Please notice that both clean hands and a pure heart are required to ascend into the hill of the Lord and to stand in His holy place.
Hearts are purified as we receive His strengthening power to do good and become better. All of our worthy desires and good works, as necessary as they are, can never produce clean hands and a pure heart.
It is the Atonement of Jesus Christ that provides both a cleansing and redeeming power that helps us to overcome sin and a sanctifying and strengthening power that helps us to become better than we ever could by relying only upon our own strength. The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us.
The simple doctrine he taught caused the congregation to fall to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them. Again in this verse we find the twofold blessing of both forgiveness of sin, suggesting clean hands, and the transformation of our nature, signifying pure hearts. As King Benjamin concluded his instruction, he reiterated the importance of these two basic aspects of spiritual development.
Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart—both a remission of sins from day to day and to walk guiltless before God. Some who hear or read this message may think the spiritual progress I am describing is not attainable in their lives. We may believe these truths apply to others but not to us. We will not attain a state of perfection in this life, but we can and should press forward with faith in Christ along the strait and narrow path and make steady progress toward our eternal destiny.
Small, steady, incremental spiritual improvements are the steps the Lord would have us take. Preparing to walk guiltless before God is one of the primary purposes of mortality and the pursuit of a lifetime; it does not result from sporadic spurts of intense spiritual activity. I witness that the Savior will strengthen and assist us to make sustained, paced progress. I suspect those members of the ancient Church were ordinary men and women just like you and me.
And these principles and this process of spiritual progress apply to each of us equally and always. The requirement to put off the natural man and become a saint, to avoid and overcome bad and to do and become good, to have clean hands and a pure heart, is a recurring theme throughout the Book of Mormon.
May you and I repent with sincerity of heart and truly come unto Christ. In the video below, Aldrine explains a simple way to do this picking:. If you can play the Beginner Intro Picking pretty easily, next add some flair to it with slides and pull-offs on certain notes. Check out the video below, where Aldrine explains some of the embellishments you can add to this picking:.
Awesome job you've got this song down! Finally, there is a pretty advanced ukulele picking right in the middle of the song. If you have patience and dedication, you'll be able to get this one down fairly easily, but it will take some work. Some of the toughest parts of this picking involve the timing of the notes. For example in measures 5 and 6 on the tab, there is a section where you're just holding the A string 12th fret and picking it a bunch of times.
This sounds easy, but you really have to listen to the rhythm and be able to recreate it. Lots of triplet repeats in there:. So at the start of measure 13, you would pick fret 9 on the A string, pull off to the open A, then pick the open A string again. Then repeat this same process using the 5th fret of the A string. So measure 13 is this technique alternating between frets 9 and 5.
Measure 14 is the same technique alternating between frets 11 and 7. If you haven't encountered this A String pull-off technique yet, it will take some time to coordinate both hands and be able to play it smoothly and in rhythm, but once you do it's a lot of fun! Most importantly, take your time and practice, practice, practice! Have a great one, keep strummin'. Aldrine, You are the best on many levels, musician, teacher, human being. You inspire me to play and sing with my ukulele and my friends.
Let me know when you next come again to the San Francisco Bay Area. Great song? Wonderful singing too! Looking forward to learning the strumming and picking techniques. Your email address will not be published. Read More. Friend's Email Address.
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