Category Archives: Forgiveness

What Is the Meaning of the Phrase “Vengeance Is Mine?”

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

Near the end of his life, Moses recited a song to the Israelite people. The song affirms God’s steady support for the children of Israel and prophesies that they will be unfaithful to Him in spite of everything He has … Continue reading →

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What Does the Book of Mormon Teach About Forgiving Others?

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

Near the beginning of the Book of Mormon, Nephi’s brothers treat him very badly. As they travel with the family of Ishmael to their camp in the wilderness, the brothers become angry with Nephi, tie him up, and threaten to … Continue reading →

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How Can I Heal a Relationship with Someone Who Doesn’t Want the Relationship Healed?

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about healing a broken relationship. I focused particularly on the Savior’s counsel in the Sermon on the Mount that we should take the initiative to be reconciled with other people before … Continue reading →

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How Should We Respond When Others Threaten or Attack Us?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

As I wrote yesterday, we need to forgive others in order to be forgiven by God. That’s because an unforgiving heart is unable to receive God’s healing power. But what should we do when we, or the people we are … Continue reading →

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What Does the Book of Mormon Teach About Forgiving Others?

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

Near the beginning of the Book of Mormon, Laman and Lemuel feel remorse for something they have done to their brother Nephi. They plead with him to forgive them. Nephi tells us that he “did frankly forgive them all that … Continue reading →

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The Places of Your Dwellings Shall Become Desolate – 3 Nephi 9:6-7

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

6 O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart. 7 But … Continue reading →

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I Did Frankly Forgive Them – 1 Nephi 7:20-21

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

20 And it came to pass that they were sorrowful, because of their wickedness, insomuch that they did bow down before me, and did plead with me that I would forgive them of the thing that they had done against … Continue reading →

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