A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit

What is a broken heart?

From what I have read, studied, and thought about, I think another word for broken could be obedient. The only thing that is truly ours is our free will. That is the only thing we can really give Him. When we have the opportunity, when we make the right choice, big or small, we are giving that choice to God.

Another way to think of a broken heart is to think of it in the same way as a broken horse. When a horse is broken, it becomes submissive.

What is a contrite spirit?

From the dictionary, the word contrite means: –adjective 1. caused by or showing sincere remorse.
2. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.

This is taken from scriptures.lds.org. I am studying about what we offer to Christ. After His death and resurrection, the law of sacrifice was changed.



The occurrences of "broken heart" "contrite spirit" in the Text of the Scriptures, sorted by relevance.


3 Ne. 9: 20
20 And ye shall offer for a asacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I bbaptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
Ps. 34: 18
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and asaveth such as be bof a contrite spirit.
2 Ne. 2: 7
7 Behold, he offereth himself a asacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto bnone else can the cends of the law be answered.
3 Ne. 12: 19
19 And behold, I have given you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a abroken heart and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the blaw is fulfilled.
Ether 4: 15
15 Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been ahid up from the foundation of the world from you—yea, when ye shall bcall upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the covenant which he made unto your fathers, O house of Israel.
Moro. 6: 2
2 Neither did they receive any unto baptism save they came forth with a abroken bheart and a contrite spirit, and witnessed unto the church that they truly repented of all their sins.
D&C 59: 8
8 Thou shalt offer a asacrifice unto the Lord thy God in brighteousness, even that of a broken heart and a ccontrite spirit.
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