remember your name.

Helaman 5 has got to be one of my most favorite chapters of the Book of Mormon. Some beautifully concise council from Helman to his two sons Nephi and Lehi, focusing on the Savior and remembering, followed up the the account of thousands of Lamanites being converted to the Savior after they see Nephi and Lehi protected in prison by the hand of God.

Anyway, I know I've talked some before about the concept of remembering. Something struck me though today as I read Helaman 5.

Helaman says to his two sons, "Behold I have given unto you the names of our first parents (Nephi and Lehi) . . . and this I have done that when you remember your names ye may remember them; and when ye remember them ye may remember their works; and when ye remember their works ya may know that it is said . . . that they were good."

Their names served as a constant reminder of the kind of life they were expected to live. By remembering their names they remembered who they were named for and they remembered the legacy of those righteous men, inspiring them to live their lives in like manner.

At baptism we all take on us the name of Christ. We become Christians. I know for me I'm not always the best example of a true Christian . . . but I hope that we can all remember who we are named for and the way He lived his life and what He did for us. We are Christ's. We must strive to remember that we have taken on his name, we represent him, and as disciples of Christ we should live like such.