Author: Robert D. Hales of the Seventy
Source: October 1976 General Conference
Link: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1976/10/the-lord-offers-everyone-a-way-back-from-sin?lang=eng
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Favorite Points
- The message I am sharing with you today is that the gospel protects us and that the gospel principle of repentance has the ability to restore us if we have committed a sin.
- "Satan is insidious. He leads a person away from the righteous way of living and little by little tempts them into greater and greater wrongs."
- “After my confession the bishop commended me on taking the first step toward returning to my Heavenly Father and outlined additional steps to prepare me for the day when I would realize that I had truly been forgiven. He emphasized that he, himself, could not forgive me. That was the Lord’s decision. He helped me to understand that I could be forgiven, that my Heavenly Father loves me, that I could gain an awareness of my future goals and not constantly condemn myself all of my life, thus halting my eternal progression."
- "Do not be misled by the superficial moral codes of our day. They are Satan’s most persuasive tools. They have no eternal significance."
- Finally, the greatest of all blessings: the forgiveness of the Lord. We no longer look back with depression and hurt, but forward to the future with hope and joy and love for God, self, and all mankind.
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The depth of our repentance must be as deep as the sin we have committed. There is no easy way. It hurts, but it also cleanses.
NOTE: All quoted portions above are from a letter that was read and are not direct words by Robert D. Hales.
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