"We are instructed to 'come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny [ourselves] of all ungodliness,' to become 'new creature[s]' in Christ, to put off 'the natural man,' and to experience 'a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.'  Please note that the conversion described in these verses is mighty, not minor."

David A. Bednar, "Ye Must Be Born Again," Ensign, May 2007

"Spiritual rebirth ... typically does not occur quickly or all at once; it is an ongoing process--not a single event.  Line upon line and precept upon precept, gradually and almost imperceptibly, our motives, our thoughts, our words and our deeds become aligned with the will of God."
David A. Bednar, "Ye Must Be Born Again," Ensign, May 2007