Elder D. Todd Christofferson.
“The message of repentance is often not welcomed. …
“… When prophets come crying repentance, it ‘throws cold
water on the party.’ But in reality the prophetic call should be received with
joy. Without repentance, there is no real progress or improvement in life.
Pretending there is no sin does not lessen its burden and pain. Suffering for
sin does not by itself change anything for the better. Only repentance leads to
the sunlit uplands of a better life. And, of course, only through repentance do
we gain access to the atoning grace of Jesus Christ and salvation” (D. Todd
Christofferson, “The Divine Gift of Repentance,” Ensign, Nov. 2011, 38).
