No one need suppose that this forgiveness
comes without repentance.
Indeed, the Lord has declared, “I, the Lord,
forgive sins unto those who confess their sins before me and ask
forgiveness,” and then He adds the cautionary qualifier “who have not
sinned unto death.” While the Lord “cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance,” yet He differentiates the relative gravity of some sins. He stipulates there will be no forgiveness for “blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.” He declares the gravity of murder and emphasizes the seriousness of sexual sin such as adultery. With regard to repeated serious sexual sin, He makes known the increased difficulty of receiving His forgiveness. And He has said that “he who sins against the greater light shall receive the greater condemnation.”
Yet, in His mercy, He allows for improvement over time rather than
demanding immediate perfection. Even with the multitude of sins
occasioned by the weakness of mortality, as often as we repent and seek
His forgiveness, He forgives again and again.
"The Savior Wants to Forgive" Craig A. Cardon General Conference April 2013
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