We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours. The folly of rehashing long-past hurts does not bring happiness. Some hold grudges for a lifetime, unaware that courageously forgiving those who have wronged us is whole- some and therapeutic. Gary Ceran, whose wife and two chil- dren were killed on Christmas Eve when their vehicle was hit by a truck, immediately expressed his forgive- ness and concern for the alleged MAY 2007 drunk driver. Last February, when a car crashed into Bishop Christopher Williams??s vehicle, he had a decision to make, and it was to ??uncondition- ally forgive?? the driver who had caused the accident so that the healing process could take place unhampered. When tragedy strikes, we should not respond by seeking personal revenge but rather let justice take its course and then let go. It is not easy to let go and empty our hearts of festering resentment. The Savior has offered to all of us a precious peace through His Atonement, but this can come only as we are willing to cast out negative feelings of anger, spite, or revenge. For all of us who forgive those who trespass against us, even those who have committed serious crimes, the Atonement brings a measure of peace and comfort.