My Covenant Path

Repentance

Heavenly Father has wonderful blessings for you all along your path back to Him!

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We all make mistakes as we try to choose the right. But we can repent and be forgiven because of Jesus Christ’s Atonement. Heavenly Father gave us the gift of repentance so we can always try again.

Atonement of Jesus Christ: The sacrifice Jesus Christ made when He suffered and died for us and then rose again. Because of His Atonement, we will live again after we die, and we can also repent.

Repentance: Asking Heavenly Father to forgive us and being given the strength to do better because of Jesus Christ and His Atonement.

When I Repent:

I recognize that I made a wrong choice.

I say “I’m sorry” and do what I can to fix what I did.

I ask Heavenly Father for forgiveness.

I do my best to make good choices and keep God’s commandments.

How I feel when I repent: