Most of you have held to high standards….
by pam on Dec.30, 2009, under Quotes
“Most of you have held to high standards. Possibly some few of you have slipped. I would like to say that I assure you that even if this is the case, you have not lost everything. With sincere repentance on your part, the Lord will forgive, and those about you will forgive. I hope that you will somehow come to forgive yourselves and put your trust and faith in the Lord, who will be kind and gracious to you. Already you’ve paid a terrible price for your mistakes. They have haunted you day and night. They seem never to leave you. “Confess them if that is necessary and then get them behind you. Parents and bishops stand ready to help. Your bishops have been ordained and set apart and promised wisdom beyond their own in working with you and assisting you. Isaiah said: ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool’ (Isaiah 1:18).”
Gordon B. Hinckley, “Be Not Afraid, Only Believe,” CES Fireside for Young Adults, Sept. 9, 2001