“Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do. I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough....Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.” ThinkingChildrenEnoughDreamSeemsAgeTurnsLostCan DoLordWorryBabyPleaseLimitsGuiltBurdenHeavyMissionsRepentanceGood EnoughConfessionHeavy BurdensNever Good Enough Author:Boyd K. Packer
“You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, "I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse." If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, "I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle-obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance." If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality.” IfsChoicesDoorsKeysMoralityIntegrityDiversityPrisonToleranceLifestyleObedienceRepentanceYou ChooseDiverseOld FashionedAbstinence Author:Boyd K. Packer
“No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort.” InspirationalPainLastsSpiritualEasyEffortForeverFairsLastingRepentanceMeant To BeNo PainRepentance And Forgiveness Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it.” UseHandsKeysPrisonAgencyRepentance Author:Boyd K. Packer
“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 repentancecan heal what hurts, no matter what it is.” ThinkingMayLittlesMadeMatterBigsLostHurtMistakeTroubleNo Matter WhatHealSavingRepentanceMade A MistakeTimes Of Trouble Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you.” IfsKnowsSoulUseSinKnow HowKeysPrisonGuiltGatesRepentanceAdversariesConfinedPerversion Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance.” KindnessMercyGenerosityRepentanceManifestMercy Of God Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.” JesusChristEffectsJesus ChristRepentanceSincereAtonementTransgressionChalkChalkboards Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.” IfsKnowsShouldMayDoneAbleTurnsSinGoneOne DayShould HaveFollowingRepentancePathways Author:Boyd K. Packer