Retain a remission of sins

Mosiah 4:11-12 "if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission  of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come [Christ's atonement], which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.  
12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins"

This verse teaches a very important and eternal truth in a very simple but profound manner.  The topic at hand is how to retain a remission of our sins.  Previously King Benjamin discussed the process of being born again and putting of the natural man, but that doesn't mean that we become perfect after the initial change of heart.  Consequently, we often get discouraged because we feel like since we are new creatures we should never sin again.  However, because of this fallen world, we will always commit sins (the key is not to have a desire to sin though).  Therefore, the question is: how do I stay redeemed/guiltless/clean/forgiven/worthy/saved?  I love the answer.  Notice the parts in bold above. Robert Millet summarizes them quite well in "After all we can do...Grace Works".  He says, "acknowledgement of God's greatness and goodness, recognition of our absolute ineptitude without divine assistance, and surrendering to the sobering verity that our spiritual condition is bankrupt without the Atonement- these are the necessary conditions whereby we retain a remission of our sins from day to day."  In other words,  we must:
 1. Remember God's greatness
 2. Remember our nothingness
 3. Apply the Atonement with Faith

These three essentials really lay out the complete doctrine of redemption.  First, God is more perfect and magnificent than we can imagine.  He is infinitely high on Jacob's latter to exaltation.  Then there is us. Hardly on the bottom rung.  What could ever redeem, bring into harmony, reunite, or bring to one these infinitely separated beings?  The Atonement through Christ's blood.  Through his grace, his enabling power helps us progress one small step at a time, and all the while as we make mistakes his Atonement "covers" them (remember from Brad Wilcox that Atonement means to cover).