We saw a dramatic example of repentance through turning to Jesus Christ in Come, Follow Me this week. Alma the Younger recounted his experience of when he was born again in Mosiah 27:29, saying, “My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but now I behold the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more.”  

When we repent, we feel light, joy, and freedom from guilt and pain as Alma described. A similar message was taught by President Brigham Young, as recorded by Wilford Woodruff on November 10, 1856. He wrote in his journal, “[Brigham Young] promised the people in the name of Jesus Christ if they would repent and turn from their sins from that hour, all their sins should be forgiven them and not remembered against them. . . .  O what joy this should give the people, for [we] have all sinned more or less.” 

I’m grateful for the gift of repentance that our Savior has given us. We all sin, and despite falling short we can experience joy, peace of mind, and a real and lasting change of heart because of Jesus Christ and His Atonement.