To understand our need for a Savior, we must first know that God lives, that He created all things, and that because of the Fall and our own sins, we are cut off from God's presence.
What makes a drink of water appealing?
Why does everyone need water?
Why might some not want it?
Why does food interest those who are hungry?
Why does everyone need food?
If we are not hungry, does food have the same appeal for us?
Does everyone need the Savior in their lives? Why?
Does everyone know they need Him? Why or why not?
President Benson, "Just as a man does not really desire food until he is hungry, so he does not desire the salvation of Christ until he knows why he needs Christ. No one adequately and properly knows why he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the doctrine of the Fall and its effect upon all mankind. And no other book in the world explains this vital doctrine nearly as well as the Book of Mormon."
Ammon taught Lamoni about the Fall so he could understand why we all need Christ. Now Aaron is teaching the same thing to Lamoni's father. Aaron was a great missionary. President Eyring said, "Aaron taught the word of God in a way that emphasizes God's love and our need for Him." In Chapter 22:9-14 we found the doctrines of the Creation, Fall and Atonement.
DINNER CONVERSATION: What personal meaning does the Lord's suffering in Gethsemane and on Calvary have on you?
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