http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-merciful-obtain-mercy?lang=eng
"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.
The Savior has spoken so clearly on this subject that there is little room for private interpretation. "I the Lord will forgive whom I will forgive, " but the He said, "... of you it is required to forgive all men."
When it comes to hating, gosssiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: STOP IT! Bumper sticker - "Don't judge me because I sin differently than you."
**We must forgive others. Leave the judging to Christ. We must stop being mean to one another.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland – April 2012, Laborers in the Vineyard
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-laborers-in-the-vineyard?lang=eng
Listen to the Holy Spirit telling you right now that you should accept the atoning gift for the lord Jesus Christ.
"I do not know who in this vast audience today may need to hear the message of forgiveness inherent in this parable, but however late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines."
**The Lord forgives everyone freely. Whether a lifelong member or a convert newly making covenants, His atonement is for everyone.
President Boyd K. Packer- 10/2008, The Test
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/the-test?lang=eng
"If you can understand a people so long-suffering, so tolerant, so forgiving, so Christian after what they had suffered, you will have unlocked the key to what a Latter-day Saint is. Rather than being consumed with revenge, they were anchored to revelation. Their course was set by the teachings still found today in the Old and the New Testaments, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price.
Latter-day Saints that understand the scriptures forgive. They will not allow themselves to be consumed by the need to revenge the wrong done to them."
** I, as a Latter-day-Saint have a long standing tradition to hold on to. That of forgiveness, even of grievous sins. I have seen that I do not have to seek revenge.
President Henry B. Eyring - April 2012, Mountains to Climb
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/mountains-to-climb?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
"With faith in the Savior, you can repent and plead for forgiveness. There is someone you can forgive. There is someone you can thank. There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are and however alone and deserted you may feel."
** I can start where I am, I can forgive, serve and lift another. It doesn't matter if I feel alone, or deserted I can forgive and seek forgiveness.
Elder Quentin L. Cook - October 2008, Hope ya Know, We had a Hard Time
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/hope-ya-know-we-had-a-hard-time?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
“He tells a story of the Willmores seeking to comfort Sister Yates after their son caused her husband's death in an auto accident. "there is no grief, no pain, no sickness so great that the Atonement of Christ and the love of Christ cannot heal.” 26 What a wonderful example of love and forgiveness these two sisters have demonstrated.-each October they go to the temple together- It has allowed the Atonement of Jesus Christ to be efficacious in their lives. "
** We are taught that there is no room in our lives to seek revenge. The only way to peace is to seek forgiveness and to forgive.
Thomas S. Monson - April 1991, Never Alone
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1991/04/never-alone?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
" The young man (on the train) revealed that he was a paroled convict returning from a distant prison. His imprisonment had brought shame to his family. If his family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree which stood near the tracks. “I see the tree. I see not one white ribbon, but many. There is a white ribbon on every branch. Son, someone surely does love you.”
President Monson relates the story from the movie "Home Alone", “Why don’t you just call your son and tell him you are sorry and invite him home for Christmas!” Later the boy views a tender scene as the neighbor welcomes his returning son, his daughter-in-law, and their children. Son embraces father. The boy observed the private miracle of forgiveness."
** In these two examples we are shown that we must take the steps to ask for forgiveness, and be prepared to give total love and forgiveness when asked.
Thomas S. Monson - April 2002, Hidden Wedges
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2002/04/hidden-wedges?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
"In many families, there are hurt feelings and a reluctance to forgive. It doesn’t really matter what the issue was. It cannot and should not be left to injure. Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. George Herbert, an early 17th-century poet, wrote these lines: “He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need of forgiveness.”
** Things fester and cause problems down the road if you don't get them out and forgive. Don't walk away angry, resolve the issues and forgive.
Richard G. Scott - April 1992, Healing the Tragic Scars of Abuse
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1992/04/healing-the-tragic-scars-of-abuse?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
"Forgiveness, for example, can be hard to understand, even more difficult to give. Begin by withholding judgment. You don’t know what abusers may have suffered as victims when innocent. The way to repentance must be kept open for them. Leave the handling of aggressors to others. As you experience an easing of your own pain, full forgiveness will come more easily.
You cannot erase what has been done, but you can forgive. (see D&C 64:10.) Forgiveness heals terrible, tragic wounds, for it allows the love of God to purge your heart and mind of the poison of hate. It cleanses your consciousness of the desire for revenge. It makes place for the purifying, healing, restoring love of the Lord."
** Forgiveness cleanses my soul, prepares it to feel my Savior's love and forgiveness in my life.
Robert D. Hales - April 2004, With all the feeling of a tender parent: A Message of Hope to Families
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/with-all-the-feeling-of-a-tender-parent-a-message-of-hope-to-families?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
"In reference to the tale of the prodigal son he says, "We can also help our obedient children leave the door of forgiveness open by expressing our love and appreciation to them and by helping them rejoice in the repentance of their siblings."
** We need to help obedient children feel our love and appreciation to them and help them see the great joy that comes from their wayward family members repenting and returning.
Boyd K. Packer - April 2006, I Will Remember Your Sins No More
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/i-will-remember-your-sins-no-more?lang=eng&query=forgiveness
"The angels of the devil convince some that they are born to a life from which they cannot escape and are compelled to live in sin. The most wicked of lies is that they cannot change and repent and that they will not be forgiven. That cannot be true. They have forgotten the Atonement of Christ.
Christ is the Creator, the Healer. What He made, He can fix. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the gospel of repentance and forgiveness"
**Don't buy into the lies of the devil. Forgiveness is possible. The Lord will heal and fix our broken lives. We will be forgiven if we repent and ask sincerely for mercy.
President Gordon B. Hinckley- October 2005, Forgiveness
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/10/forgiveness?lang=eng
"The great Atonement was the supreme act of forgiveness. The magnitude of that Atonement is beyond our ability to completely understand. I know only that it happened, and that it was for me and for you. The suffering was so great, the agony so intense, that none of us can comprehend it when the Savior offered Himself as a ransom for the sins of all mankind"
**If I am truly trying to be like Jesus, then I will forgive because he forgave all mankind for their sins to the point that he paid the price of the atonement that we may be free from those sins.
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