Jesus made saving repentance possible and He made baptism meaningful.
We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness behind.
Keep your eye on eternal goals
When we are ready, [Jesus Christ's] pure love instantly moves across time and space, reaches down, and pulls us up from the depths of any tumultuous sea of darkness, sin, sorrow, death, or despair we may find ourselves in and brings us into the light and life and love of eternity.
Sometimes God calms the storm and sometimes He calms his child.
We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.