It is not repentance per se that saves man. It is the blood of Jesus
Christ that saves us. It is not by our sincere and honest change of
behavior alone that we are saved, but “by grace that we are saved, after
all we can do”.
True repentance, however, is the condition required so that God’s
forgiveness can come into our lives. True repentance makes “a brilliant
day [out] of the darkest night” (Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness [1969], 362).
True repentance brings us back to doing what is right. To truly repent
we must recognize our sins and feel remorse, or godly sorrow, and
confess those sins to God. If our sins are serious, we must also confess
them to our authorized priesthood leader. We need to ask God for
forgiveness and do all we can to correct whatever harm our actions may
have caused. Repentance means a change of mind and heart—we stop doing
things that are wrong, and we start doing things that are right. It
brings us a fresh attitude toward God, oneself, and life in general.
"Point of Safe Return" Dieter F. Uchtdorf General Conference April 2007
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