Forgiveness

Besides Christ, every soul that has ever lived on the Earth has sinned. Every single one of us depends on the atonement of Jesus Christ to be made clean. We all desire happiness, but some of us know how to obtain happiness while others do not. We have all done something that has hurt another. God commands that we forgive those that trespass us. Holding grudges hurts not only the other person but our self as well. We will not be forgiven of our sins if we do not forgive the wrongdoings of others. I will strive to be tolerant of others. I will strive to forgive my fellow brothers and sisters.

“We need to bear in mind that people can change. They can put behind them bad habits. They can repent from transgressions.”
–President Monson, See others as They May Become, October 2012 General Conference

“…Clinton Duffy was well known for his efforts to rehabilitate the men in his prison. Said one critic ‘don’t you know that leopards can’t change their spots.’ Replied Warden Duffy, “you should know that I don’t work with leopards. I work with men, and men change every day.”
–President Monson, See Others as They May Become, October 2012 General Conference

“We have the responsibility to see individuals, not as they are, but rather as they can become."
–President Monson, See Others as They may Become, October 2012 General Conference

“There are some practical principles that enhance revelation. First, yielding to emotions such as anger or hurt or defensiveness will drive away the Holy Ghost. Those emotions must be eliminated, or our chance for receiving revelation is slight.”
–Elder Scott, How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life, April 2011 General Conference

“Many of you, as I have, have felt fear in approaching someone you have offended or who has hurt you. And yet I have seen the Lord melt hearts time after time, including my own. And so I challenge you to go for the Lord to someone, despite any fear you may have, to extend love and forgiveness. I promise you that as you do, you will feel the love of the Savior for that person and His love for you, and it will not seem to come from a great distance. For you, that challenge may be in a family, it may be in a community, or it may be across a nation.”
–President Eyring, Where is the Pavilion? October 2012 General Conference

“Christian forgiveness. He taught us to bless those who curse us. He showed us the way by praying that those who crucified Him would be forgiven.”
–Elder Hales, Being a More Christian Christian, October 2012 General Conference

“He asserted that Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness; but until people know and feel they need forgiveness, Christianity does not speak to them. He stated, ‘When you know you are sick, you will listen to the doctor.’”
–Elder Cook, Can Ye Feel So Now? October 2012 General Conference

“Don’t put your eternal life at risk. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will find the sweet peace and joy that come with the miracle of forgiveness.” 
–President Monson, The Three Rs of Choice, October 2010 General Conference

“Forgiveness for our sins comes with conditions. We must repent, and we must be willing to forgive others. Jesus taught: ‘Forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not … [stands] condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin’ and ‘Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.’”
–President Uchtdorf, The Merciful Obtain Mercy, April 2012 General Conference

“When the Lord requires that we forgive all men, that includes forgiving ourselves. Sometimes, of all the people in the world, the one who is the hardest to forgive—as well as perhaps the one who is most in need of our forgiveness—is the person looking back at us in the mirror.”
–President Uchtdorf, The Merciful Obtain Mercy, April 2012 General Conference