We begin the process
of being born again through exercising faith in
Christ, repenting of our sins, and being baptized by immersion
for the remission of sins by one having
priesthood authority. Therefore, we are buried with
him by baptism into death. That like as Christ was
raised up from the dead by the glory of the
father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. And after we come out of
the waters of baptism, our souls need to be
continuously immersed in and saturated with the truth
and the light of the savior's gospel. Sporadic and shallow dipping
in the doctrine of Christ, and partial participation
in his restored church, cannot produce the spiritual
transformation that enables us to walk in a newness of life. Rather fidelity to covenants,
constancy of commitment, and offering our
whole soul unto God are required if
we are to receive the blessings of eternity. Total immersion in and
saturation with the Savior's gospel are essential
steps in the process of being born again.