Boy howdy, I can hold a grudge with the best of them. Seriously. When I was 7, a girl named Julie (I still remember her last name, even) called me a lima bean, and to this day I remember the pain I felt at that insult (though I can’t imagine why–lima bean? Really?). Eight years… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Forgiveness
To Heal the Shattering Consequences of Abuse
Taken from: To Heal the Shattering Consequences of Abuse by Elder Richard G. Scott Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles I testify that I know victims of serious abuse who have successfully made the difficult journey to full healing through the power of the Atonement. After her own concerns were resolved by her faith… Continue Reading
What Happens When We are Offended?
Do we choose to be offended or are some things just so off the mark that we can’t avoid it? Are we even aware of our words? Others feelings, experiences and state of mind? Do we even care? What is offensiveness? Is it a perception different by each mind? Being offended, is it a choice?… Continue Reading
I Have A Question: Forgiveness and Contact with Your Abuser
The following article hits home with me, as my abuser is a member of my family: my uncle. Many abusers are family members, close ones: brothers, fathers, mothers, grandfathers. It can be extremely difficult to heal and figure out if interacting with your abuser will cause more problems. It is possible to forgive and choose… Continue Reading
Healing Through the Atonement
Someone sent me this talk in helps with some personal issues that I have. Here is a little bit of the talk that I found so inspiring to my healing. I would like to share it with you. If you would like the entire talk, go to lds.org to read the rest of the talk.… Continue Reading
Forgiveness Can Heal
Forgiving instead of nurturing retribution will help heal the conflicts that fracture our society. Just as important, when we forgive, our own wounds begin to heal. As we faithfully surrender to the Savior the pain caused us by others, the power of the Atonement heals our wounded hearts, lifts our burdens of sorrow, and brings… Continue Reading
The Savior Requires Us to Forgive
Am I required to forgive my abuser even if they have not repented? It is sometimes hard to forgive others, especially when we have been deeply hurt. We may replay an offender’s sin against us long after the person has repented — and even after God remembers the sin no more (see D&C 58:42). This… Continue Reading
A Mighty Power of Healing
How can praying for those who have wronged us bring peace? “[Cast] all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7). During his final days, the Savior’s chief Apostle denied even knowing Him. The Savior could have condemned Peter, but he did not (see Luke 22:55-62). And Peter responded with deeper… Continue Reading
Let Bitterness Be Put Away From You
How do I put away feelings that I didn’t ask for in the first place, emotions that I feel so strongly? The scriptures suggest that bitterness is not something just to be tolerated but something to be given up. Paul counseled, “Let all bitterness…be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind… Continue Reading
Forgiveness Often Does More For the Forgiver
Is it required of me to truly forgive someone who has altered my life so drastically? In the January 1974 Ensign, Elder Marion D. Hanks said the following. “What is our response when we are offended misunderstood, unfairly or unkindly treated, or sinned against, made an offender for a word, falsely accused, passed over, hurt… Continue Reading