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ELDER RENLUND: The doctrine of Christ;

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faith in the Savior and His Atonement, repentance,

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baptism, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost is not intended as a one-time event.

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We're invited to get on and stay on

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the covenant path and to participate in the doctrine's specified elements.

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We endure to the end by repeatedly and

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iteratively relying wholly upon the doctrine and merits of Christ.

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The best way to picture this process is to imagine a long road ascending a mountain peak.

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If you view this road from a high altitude,

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all you see is a flat spiral.

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However, if you view it from the side,

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you see an ascending spiral.

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If you start at the bottom,

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you'll trace a circle around the mountain.

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As you continue, you spiral upward.

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Each element in the doctrine of Christ builds on the preceding step.

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Repentance builds on faith, baptism on repentance,

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the gift of the Holy Ghost on baptism,

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and then the sequence recurs.

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Each cycle ends progressively higher.

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The subsequent cycle is higher and different.

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In this way, the doctrine of Christ is iterative.

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Cycling iteratively through the elements of

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the doctrine of Christ enables us to endure to the end.