Quotes about Repentance

David was at much pains to cover up his wickedness, but ere long the all-seeing God sent one of His servants to say to him, "Thou art the man"!

The prickings of an uneasy conscience are not the same as the conviction of sin which is produced by the Holy Spirit.

We need Grace and forgiveness.

I have been guilty of wrong thinking.

Don Juan's supernatural antagonist hurled those who refuse to repent into lakes of burning brimstone, there to be tormented by devils with horns and tails. Of that antagonist, and of that conception of repentance, how much is left that could be used in a play by me dedicated to you?

When death, the great Reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.

Who with repentance is not satisfied, is not of heaven, nor earth.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.

A man walks on through life - with the external call ringing in his ears but with no response stirring in his heart, and then suddenly, without any warning, the Spirit taps him on the shoulder. What happens? He turns 'round. The word 'repentance' means 'turning 'round.' He repents and believes and is saved.

With the help of the Holy Ghost, we can watch over ourselves. We can pray to recognize and reject the first thoughts of sin. We can pray to recognize a warning not to speak words which would hurt or tempt someone else. And we can, when we must, pray for the humility and the faith to repent.

The full benefit of forgiveness of sin through the Savior's Atonement begins with repentance and baptism and then expands upon receiving the Holy Ghost.