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"The Lord's authorized servants repeatedly teach that one of the principal purposes of our mortal existence is to be spiritually changed and transformed through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Alma declared:

" 'Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;

" 'And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God' (Mosiah 27:25-26).

"We are instructed to 'come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny [ourselves] of all ungodliness' (Moroni 10:32), to become 'new creature[s]' in Christ (see 2 Corinthians 5:17), to put off 'the natural man' (Mosiah 3:19), and to experience 'a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually' (Mosiah 5:2). Please note that the conversion described in these verses is mighty, not minor--a spiritual rebirth and fundamental change of what we feel and desire, what we think and do, and what we are. Indeed, the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ entails a fundamental and permanent change in our very nature made possible through our reliance upon 'the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah' (2 Nephi 2:8). As we choose to follow the Master, we choose to be changed--to be spiritually reborn."
Ref. (David A. Bednar, "Ye Must Be Born Again," Ensign, May 2007, 19?20)

Christ-like Being

I find it is very easy to be Christlike on Sundays at church and when I am focused and trying. It becomes less easy when dealing with day to day life and I am unable to have control over my focus because I am dealing with real-life crises. I come up short too often. However, I am finding that I am having little successes by trying to keep my focus. When I recognize I am not acting as the Savior would in a given situation I take a mental step back and think about what I should do different. Sometimes I will say a silent prayer for guidance. Unfortunately I do not always recognize this in the middle of chaos. But I keep trying.

Being Christ-like Studies Doctrine Mormon

Submissive to what or to whom? You see in the world that we live today they confuse humility to weakness and you need to be tough out there in order to survive you know what am I saying? Otherwise you would have a whole bunch of folks walking all over you and can get in quite dangerous situations if you dont toughen up.