October 30, 2012 - Atonement and Repentance

[pam]

"If the adversary should take you prisoner due to misconduct, I remind you that you hold the key that will unlock the prison door from the inside. You can be washed clean through the atoning sacrifice of the Savior Jesus Christ. You may in time of trouble think that you are not worth saving because you have made mistakes, big or little, and you think you are now lost. That is never true! Only repentance can heal what hurts. But repentance can heal what hurts, no matter what it is."

—Boyd K. Packer

[Gargantuan]

Complete repentance will cleanse the inner vessel of the soul and that cleansing power of the Atonement is a wonderful feeling that comes from God. It sometimes can give persons added strength to continue to face and overcome any type of transgression. There is, however, more to repentance as one must understand and overcome the cause of his/her tendency to error and then in due time the strength to overcome that weakness will become an added strength. It is through the enabling power of the Atonement that we can overcome all transgressions.