3 Nephi 13:14-15 -- On Forgiveness and Moving On

"For, if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
3 Nephi 13:14-15


When we've done something wrong, we often wish we could just erase it, go on with life, pretend it never happened, and we're grateful when, sometimes, the people around us allow us that grace, to go on and not have constant reminders of our failings. And yet, how often do we do that for others? I think we have long memories for other people's mistakes when we would prefer that they have short memories for our mistakes.

Today, let's try letting go of some resentment or anger for past events. Let's give people the space to be different, just as God gives us space to change and to do better. Let's forgive and repent and move on to better things, as we allow others to do the same.