Consider taking more than one week on this important principle.
Discussion Questions
What should you do if you think you need to repent? Who can help you?
What would you say to a friend who is planning to sin and repent later?
General Conference Addresses
Henry B. Eyring, "Help Them on Their Way Home," Ensign, May 2010, 22–25.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "A Matter of a Few Degrees," Ensign, May 2008, 57–60.
Jeffrey R. Holland, "None Were with Him," Ensign, May 2009, 86–88.
Neil L. Andersen, "Repent … That I May Heal You," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 40–43.
Additional Resources
For the Strength of Youth (2001), 29–30.
True to the Faith (2004), 132–35.
Invite the bishop or branch president to participate in the lesson.
2 Nephi 2:6–7.
Accept and Act
Before you partake of the sacrament each Sunday, ponder the great blessings of the Lord in your life and let your heart be filled with gratitude for His life and Atonement. You may also review your week and ask Heavenly Father for forgiveness as necessary. Then when you partake of the sacrament you will be prepared to do exactly what the sacrament prayer says: witness that you are willing to take the name of Jesus Christ upon you, promise to always remember Him, and keep His commandments. Make the ordinance of the sacrament a time to think of Jesus Christ and not about yourself.
Personal Progress: Virtue value experience 4.
Note to leaders: When teaching young women about repentance and forgiving others, prayerfully consider the following. Abuse in multiple forms (physical, emotional, mental, sexual—including that in cyberspace) is on the rise. President Gordon B. Hinckley taught that we can love the person who sins but not the act of sinning (see "The Fabric of Faith and Testimony," Ensign, Nov. 1995, 89). Young women must understand that forgiveness does not mean condoning the abuser's activity or continuing to be a victim to abuse.