Find Healing through Repentance
No matter your past mistakes, you can find a fresh start through Jesus Christ.
Part of having genuine faith in Jesus Christ is faith in His power to help you overcome past mistakes and current weaknesses. You may have times in your life when you feel broken and unworthy of love. But you are never beyond the Savior’s help.
Sin is a heavy burden that will steal your peace of mind. True repentance removes feelings of shame and sorrow and replaces them with peace. Alma, a prophet in the Book of Mormon, described his anguish over serious sins and what happened when he repented: “My soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!” (Alma 36:20).
When you repent, you can have complete confidence in God’s promise that He will no longer remember your sins (see Jeremiah 31:34).
When she found herself homeless and pregnant, Melody thought she had messed up her life too badly to receive God’s help. She was wrong.
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Repentance is a very personal experience and shouldn’t be viewed as a one-size-fits-all checklist. However, these principles can help you if you’re not sure where to start:
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Have faith that repentance is possible through Jesus Christ.
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Recognize you have sinned.
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Feel genuine sorrow and remorse for your sins.
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Abandon the sin.
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Confess your sins to God through prayer.
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Make appropriate restitution.
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Continue making sincere efforts to be better.
As you continuously go through the repentance process, the Savior will help you experience a mighty change of heart (see Mosiah 5:2) and become more like Him, with an increased desire to do good and resist sin.