“I Will Give Away All My Sins to Know Thee”

Receive the restored gospel and let it change your life

Elder Wu shares how learning about Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Restoration transformed his life and gave him eternal purpose.

They taught me that He is a living God, with a glorified body of flesh and bones; that He is my Heavenly Father, that He loves me, and that I am literally His child.

I felt peace in my heart, and somehow I knew that what I was learning was good.

The gospel of Jesus Christ changed my life for the better.

It gave me an eternal purpose—to prepare to return to God’s presence with my family.

• Elder Wu grew up without knowledge of the true and living God.
• Meeting the missionaries introduced him to Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Restoration through Joseph Smith.
• The Spirit helped him recognize truth even before he understood everything intellectually.
• The restored gospel gave him direction, identity, and purpose centered on returning to God with his family.

• When did you first feel that the gospel was true or good?
• How has learning that you are a child of Heavenly Father changed your identity or choices?
• What experience helped you feel peace when learning or living the gospel?
• How has the gospel given your life greater purpose or direction?
• What role did missionaries, family members, or friends play in your conversion?

Seek to know God with sincere desire

Using the story of the king taught by Aaron, Elder Wu emphasizes that those who sincerely desire truth and approach God with humility can come to know Him.

If we have a sincere desire, being meek and lowly in heart, we can come to know the true God the Father and gain eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ.

For the power is in us—in choosing to believe and deciding to act accordingly.

O God, Aaron hath told me that there is a God; and if there is a God, and if thou art God, wilt thou make thyself known unto me.

• The king began without knowing God but was willing to be taught.
• Aaron taught foundational truths: Creation, commandments, the Fall, and redemption through Christ.
• The king’s humility and desire opened the way for revelation and conversion.
• Knowing God begins with sincere seeking, meekness, and willingness to respond.

• When have you sincerely prayed to know God or receive guidance from Him?
• What experiences have helped you become more meek and teachable before the Lord?
• Have you ever moved from uncertainty to faith through a spiritual witness?
• When has choosing to believe led to greater understanding or testimony?
• What gospel truths helped you come to know Heavenly Father more personally?

Come unto Christ to receive eternal life

Elder Wu teaches that eternal life is to know God and Jesus Christ, and that the only way to the Father is through the Savior.

The Savior declared, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

The Savior responds, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

The only way we can come to know our Heavenly Father and gain eternal life is by coming unto Christ and following Him.

Coming unto Christ is much more than just learning of Christ.

• Eternal life is inseparably connected to knowing the Father and the Son.
• Jesus Christ is the exclusive and divinely appointed way back to the Father.
• Coming unto Christ involves more than information; it requires discipleship and conversion.
• Following Christ leads to happiness, hope, peace, and purpose in this life as well as eternal life in the next.

• How have you come to know Jesus Christ more personally?
• What does "coming unto Christ" mean to you beyond simply learning about Him?
• When has following the Savior brought you peace, hope, or purpose?
• What experiences have strengthened your testimony that Christ is the way to the Father?
• How has your relationship with Jesus Christ changed over time?

Forsake sin through faith and repentance

A central message of the talk is that truly knowing God requires repentance and a willingness to give up all sins and practices contrary to His commandments.

I will give away all my sins to know thee.

He was willing to forsake all his sins that he might know God.

What are we willing to give up or change to truly know God and be saved at the last day?

We need to have faith in Jesus Christ, continuously repent, and strive to obey the commandments.

Repenting means giving up all of our practices—personal, family, ethnic, and national—that are contrary to the commandments of God.

• Repentance is essential to conversion and to coming to know God.
• The king’s example shows that real faith leads to real change.
• The gospel challenges every disciple to abandon anything inconsistent with God’s commandments.
• Repentance is ongoing and must be accompanied by obedience.

• What change has the Lord invited you to make that brought you closer to Him?
• When have you felt the joy or relief of sincere repentance?
• How has giving up a harmful habit, attitude, or practice strengthened your discipleship?
• What gospel standard was once difficult for you but became a blessing as you obeyed it?
• How have you seen repentance transform your heart or your home?

Choose to believe and act in faith

Elder Wu stresses that conversion requires agency. We must choose faith, decide to follow Christ, and act on what we learn.

The power is in us—in choosing to believe and deciding to act accordingly.

The king did not remain stuck in his state of astonishment; he chose to believe and to act.

Whether you are a child or a king, and regardless of your background or your status, I invite you to choose to have faith in Jesus Christ and to decide to follow Him.

• Spiritual impressions should lead to action, not just admiration or amazement.
• Faith is a choice that must be expressed through decisions and conduct.
• The invitation to follow Christ applies to everyone, regardless of age, background, or status.
• Agency is a divine gift that allows us to respond to truth and move toward salvation.

• When did you choose to act on a prompting or testimony you had received?
• What is an example of moving from interest in the gospel to commitment?
• How has choosing faith blessed you during uncertainty?
• What decision helped you become a more devoted follower of Jesus Christ?
• How have you seen that the gospel invitation is for everyone?

Let the gospel transform you into a celestial disciple

Quoting President Dallin H. Oaks, Elder Wu teaches that the purpose of the gospel is transformation, not mere improvement, and that this change prepares us for celestial life.

The gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to change.

"Repent" is its most frequent message.

The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.

• The gospel is designed to change our nature, not just our behavior.
• Repentance is central because transformation is central.
• This transformation applies to every sphere of life, including personal, family, ethnic, and national practices.
• Becoming celestial requires deliberate and continuing change through Christ.

• How has the gospel changed not just what you do, but who you are becoming?
• What is one way the Lord has refined your character over time?
• When have you recognized that the gospel was asking for deeper change than outward behavior?
• How has your family culture or personal tradition been improved by gospel living?
• What does becoming a "celestial citizen" mean to you personally?

Trust in the Savior’s love and saving power

Elder Wu bears witness that Jesus Christ loves us, gave His life for us, rose from the dead, and makes eternal life possible.

The Savior loves us more than we can comprehend, and He pleads with us again and again, "Come, follow me."

He gave His life for us, paid the price for our sins, and rose from the dead.

Because of Him, we have "hope for a future existence with Heavenly Father."

I testify that Jesus Christ is risen. He lives!

• Jesus Christ’s love is the foundation of His invitation to follow Him.
• His Atonement and Resurrection make repentance, forgiveness, and eternal life possible.
• Hope in Christ includes the promise of returning to Heavenly Father.
• A testimony of the living Christ strengthens discipleship and preparation for eternal life.

• When have you felt the Savior’s love in a personal way?
• How has the Atonement of Jesus Christ brought you hope or healing?
• What experience has strengthened your testimony that Jesus Christ lives?
• How has the Savior helped you look forward to eternal life with hope?
• When have you felt invited by the Lord to "Come, follow me"?

Share the blessings of conversion with others

The talk shows that conversion can spread from one person to families and communities, as seen in the king’s household and cities in his kingdom.

The story concludes not only with the king’s conversion but with the conversion of his entire household and several cities in his kingdom.

• Personal conversion often blesses more than the individual.
• The king’s faith influenced his household and many others.
• Testimony and discipleship can have a multiplying effect in families and communities.
• Our own conversion can become a blessing to those around us.

• How has your conversion blessed your family or others around you?
• When have you seen one person’s faith influence an entire group or home?
• What example from someone else’s conversion has inspired you?
• How can your testimony of Jesus Christ bless your ward or community?
• What opportunities have you had to help someone else come closer to God?