I have been seriously thinking of switching to the LDS church. He knows about my precious sins, but just not that I slipped again. So even when you have that happen, dont get down on yourself, Remember that you are of infinite worth. I know that a mission is something that would be amazing for my life and my future. For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do (2 Nephi 32:5. I just really want to serve a mission now and I feel terrible about these sins. You will need Heavens help, and I know that help is available to the humble followers of our Savior Jesus Christ. The words the Lord has inspired in the revelations and in present-day teachingshigher, holier, accelerate, increase, strengthen, greater, transform, remodel, improve, enhance, change, deepen, stretchare words of spiritual growth (see RussellM. Nelson, Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 11314). Repentance is an act of faith in Jesus Christan acknowledgment of the power of His Atonement. If all you can do is a few hours, then do it and thank Heavenly Father and Christ and the Holy Ghost and those angles send to help you and take courage from it and increase from there. Brett, I can give you my thoughts, but they would be just that, my own opinion based on what I have seen and heard. Your bishop will also be able to give you good advice on this subject. I have pondered the scripture, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." . The bishop and stake president have the responsibility to confirm that the person is free from serious transgression for a sufficient time to make sure they have manifested true repentance. Ive talked to the bishop and confessed, but Im worried I wont be able to go on a mission because Ive had unclean thoughts since then and I know you must submit your mission papers five months ahead of your availability date, which for me will be in January. But if the missionary hasnt left yet, Im not sure what they will say. should i repent or wait when our wedding is about some months? Forsaking = 1 year? Attempts to create a list of specific steps of repentance may be helpful to some, but it may also lead to a mechanical, check-off-the-boxes approach with no real feeling or change. Unfortunately, for some couples the bliss of deep love and immensely satisfying companionship does not last. But when mercy could have been extended by a loving mission president, policy kicked in, and that mercy was withdrawn. The advice and course of action the bishop will recommend may be very different if you feel attracted to men versus attracted to women. Good luck and God bless. Lets say you broke the law of chasity for about a year, then you decided to go on a mission and started a repentance process, but after 6 months you started comittimg the same sins again for about 7 months. The process of repentance may seem long at times, but I think you will look back at it as time well spent. In this reverence for our bodies, brethren, I think we can do better and be better. But me and her have broke the law of chasity 3 times. Please help us. What is repentance? If its true that you have had no issues with pornography for four months, then I dont think it will effect your ability to serve a mission next year. Its impossible for me to say whether or not youll be able to serve. If you have any reservations, I think it is better to be safe than sorry, so if youre not sure what to do, its best to talk to your bishop and tell him everything. Brethren, your first and foremost duty as a bearer of the priesthood is to love and care for your wife. Now unfortunately we broke it. You have a body, that means youve already won the first war in heaven. But if not then Id go on mission. Thanks! For the longest time Ive been lost. If you resent someone for something he has doneor failed to doforget it. Thanks. drugs, pornography, language, un- chaste activities. Here is what God requires for full and complete repentance, astaught in the scriptures and by living prophets: While I have given a list of six specific steps here to help young people begin the process of repentance, please remember that to repent is not something that you can superficially do by checking off some boxes in a checklist. But then, Ive repented about it. But be assured that there is healing, whether you are the victim or if you sinned, though our Savior Jesus Christ. I hope you mentioned this to your bishop. Im losing my hope of marrying in the temple because of the sin I committed and what my teacher told us? Through their tears they would ask, Bishop, how can I ever forgive my spouse? We would then talk about the Atonement and its ability to heal broken hearts and to give us the ability to forgive. You are of divine origin and that you are loved beyond your understanding. Wluld you still have to talk to the bishop. Whether you follow Satan or not, he will hate you! Repentance means to surrender one's lifeone's whole being, both mind and bodyto God's will as expressed in His revealed Word. It sounds like you have taken many of the right steps to repent and be clean. As you talk to your bishop, and complete all the steps of the repentance process, you will be preparing yourself for a mission, temple marriage, and eternal life with Heavenly Father. Ultimately, your spiritual cleanliness and worthiness is between you and the Lord. In the Bible we read that there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not (Ecclesiastes 7:20) and that if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (1John 1:8). I wouldnt say that my sin is any lesser than anybody else thats why I ask, But because I just want to receive the kind of help with regards to what I did. But as you indicated, you dont want to go through your mission wondering and having the issue in the back of your mind. Why does the LDS church claim to be the one true church on this earth when there are so many other foundations to build upon? I broke the law of chastity about 2 years ago. Should I talk to my bishop again? I dont know what to do. Make your focus on daily repentance so integral to your life that you can exercise the priesthood with greater power than ever before. He has the power to heal us and to help us triumph over sin. And also the words of Isaiah, Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool (Isaiah 1:18). Since you recently moved, perhaps this is a good time to start fresh with a new life and leave your sinful past life behind you. Hello. May we use the power of the Atonement to allow the Savior to heal our hurts and sorrows to help us fully forgive our spouses. I am currently 19 years old (almost 20) and have decided I want to serve a mission. Repentance makes it possible for us to grow and develop spiritually again. My dear brethren, it is inspiring to look out over this vast congregation of the Lords battalion of priesthood bearers. Coming from one who has had a sexual impurity problem since childhood and am now in my 30s. It is not my place to say that you must confess it to your bishop, it just sounds like it would put your mind at ease. Im 18 years old and Im graduating this May. In my opinion, these policies almost make a mockery of the atonement. But all thats left is seeing a bishop. President BoydK. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: All of us carry excess baggage around from time to time, but the wisest ones among us dont carry it for very long. Ive wanted to serve since I was little, but Ive procrastinated the day of my repentance so that is something Ill have to accept. You should go talk to your bishop right away. I wanna be honest with you, that I cannot remember some of the things that happened including, when was it and how that was happened. Jacob, Im glad you have the desire to serve a mission. The mindset of How many drops of blood were for me? is incorrect and focuses more on the COST of the atonement than the actual GIFT that was freely given. Now, to make the repentance complete, you need to also confess. Please go talk to your bishop as soon as possible. Our repentanceour puritywill empower us to help in the gathering of Israel. Your bishop will need to know all that happened, but I wouldnt classify his questions as an effort to know every single detail. If we have stolen something, we will steal no more. With your former bishop now in the stake presidency, you can still talk to him to get encouragement, guidance, and support. He will be loving and supportive and help you reach your righteous goals. The ability to repent and become cleansed of our transgressions is a wonderful gift from our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. But whether or not you have committed serious transgressions, like serious violations of thelaw of chastity, we all make mistakes and need to utilize the repentance process. What is the best thing for me to do? Andrew, If your sins are not too serious and do not require confession, then it is possible to repent and go on your mission without ever telling the specifics to your bishop or parents. At times, we should fast for special blessings. While God might forget the sins, the Church has a long memory. Thus, when Jesus asks you and me to repent,6 He is inviting us to change our mind, our knowledge, our spiriteven the way we breathe. I bless you to become those men. Sharing Time Ideas from the 2015 Outline. I have been clean for 4 months now and feel much better. Regardless of what happens with the mission, you will be more blessed and happy if you stay clean and pure before the Lord, so either way, thats what you are going to want to do. I mean that my month to turn in my mission papers is January. God bless. The LDS Church Handbook for bishops and stake presidents says that a person who has been guilty of serious violation of the law of chastity must fully repent before they can go on a mission and partake of the other privileges mentioned above. It is motivated by love for God and the sincere desire to obey His commandments. As for breaking up or keeping your relationship, usually priesthood leaders dont tell us specifically who we should date, only that we should date people of our same high moral standards. I am a woman, currently 22 and is born in the covenant. Therefore, he should make plans to speak with his bishop as soon as possible. I know that now even more especially after what happened. Dalin, Thanks so much for reaching out and sharing your thoughts and feelings. The power of the atonement of Jesus Christ is greater than your realize, and extends beyond the grave and into the eternities. The adversary is quadrupling his efforts to disrupt testimonies and impede the work of the Lord. President SpencerW. Kimball declared: There is no royal road to repentance, no privileged path to forgiveness. You will need to draw power from your Savior, your family, and friends in order to overcome this. Masturbation is certainly considered breaking the law of chastity, but how serious of a sin is a topic that is up to the discretion of local Church leaders (your bishop and stake president) through the influence of the Holy Spirit. Camie, If you have moved, you will need to talk to your new bishop. See Deuteronomy 26:8; 2Nephi 1:15; Mormon 6:17; Doctrine and Covenants 6:20. I would say that if you are ever unsure, it is better to be safe than sorry, so I would suggest talking to your bishop. But if you work hard, have faith, and stay worthy, a full-time mission could theoretically still happen. . The battle with sin is real. If we stumble or fall, if we miss that mark at times, let us turn and re-aim for Him. He knows you can succeed, and perhaps this struggle is the best way for you to learn to be humble, meek and submissive to your Heavenly Father. . For example viewing pornography and having sexual intercourse with someone youre not married to are both violations of the law of chastity, but the sexual intercourse is a much more serious violation. We cannot linger in temptation and expect to overcome sin. Obviously I would think about it and pray about it a lot more before making that decision. The essence of repentance is trying to change ourselves in ways that will make us better people. Now Im 18 years old, but still, those things I made in the past kept on bothering me, like every time I pray and ask for forgiveness, that sins Ive made before are flashing back through my mind and I just cant help myself but to cry and say things like Im so unclean, unholy, Im not a virtuous woman etc.. We didnt have sex but close, and after I ended things for that reason, my mindset changed and for some reason I thought it was ok to break the law of chastity. I hope and pray you are doing better on your addiction. Hey, Many bishops I know encourage young people to tell their parents what is happening. The last thing you would want is nagging feelings about whether or not your repentance is complete. I stopped watching those kind of videos and started to control myself. It is likely that your mission will be delayed, but with complete, sincere repentance, you will probably still be able to come on a mission. You can do this!! We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. Repentance is timeless. As we gratefully recognize His Atonement and His power to cleanse us from sin, we are able to exercise [our] faith unto repentance (Alma 34:17). If you have a need to repent because of the way you have treated the women closest to you, begin now. Keep attending your Church meetings, and keep listening to the whispering of the Holy Ghost, and you will be led to all the blessings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I saw brokenhearted spouses find peace and the ability to forgive. I always ask myself Am I forgiven? In giving us the gift of a body, God has allowed us to take a vital step toward becoming more like Him. As hard as it will be, you need to talk to your bishop right away about this situation. Jessica, To me, the best thing to do is the safe thing to do because I always think it is better to be safe than sorryand that would be to talk to your bishop about it. Some less serious sins involve no one but ourselves and the Lord. Nick, Im sorry to hear about the difficulties you are having. If a certain situation causes us to sin or may cause us to sin, we must leave. or [take] a thing . She did that few times, even if I was just frozed and honestly dont know how to respond. Easier said then done, I know, but as you practice it becomes easier. Just wondering how long it is before I can take it again. To teach the people to repent and to obtain the power of repentance in their personal lives so that they could develop self-control and get their feet on the path that leads to salvation. To make the story short, she invited me to watch videos, lets just say videos that are not pleasing to God. I bless you to communicate the love of the Savior to your wife and children and to all who know you. I have been talking to my bishop and have told him everything. Good luck and God bless to your friend. I got baptized when I was 15 and first had relations when I was already a member. Before i turned 15 i would repent at night during my prayer and mansturbate the next morning. You will, of course, need to talk to your bishop to determine if he, as the Lords representative, feels you are worthy and able to serve a mission. Well, if a person confessed this issue to their bishop, then there should be follow up interviews to see how progress is going. When He began His public ministry, Jesus said, " Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" (Matthew 4:17, emphasis added throughout). Do I need to go to the bishop about it still? I met this RM who also broke LOC before his mission and broke it again after his mission, he confessed it to the bishop and the bishop gave a warning that if he does it again he will be excommunicated and so he repented. The spouses become distant from each other, and they keep their interaction to a minimum. He just asked me about a year ago if I have ever been involved in porn and I said I used to (which was true, it had been about 3 weeks since I last viewed it) and he said so youre clean and I said yes I think so. My question is how long is the typical repentance process until I can put in my papers? Hello, I really need your help or at least some good advive and answer to my questions. Do you think it is too late for me to serve a mission? Your bishop will be able to help you know what must be done to repent and become clean and when it will be complete. He is arming his minions with potent weapons to keep us from partaking of the joy and love of the Lord.10. I fell away from the church in high school and while in college realized the reason for my unhappiness was because of the lack of the gospel in my life. You just have one that is a bit more of a struggle, but God has given you everything to succeed!! They often enjoy having long conversations, going for walks, and spending time together. I have no excuse. Good luck and God bless. Have faith. I have asked repeatedly for help from the Lord and He does help me, but I not enough it feels like. If you havent had any problems in that area in four years, Im sure the Lord has forgiven you and you need not let it bother you any more. Second, know that the battle against Satan is real, and when you go into battle each day, you should prepare yourself just like when the Nephites. He didnt ask me when the last time I viewed it was though. Sometimes, Ive wondered if Ill ever be able to go on a mission. Thus many, if not most, of the temptations he puts in our path cause us to abuse our bodies or the bodies of others. Hi jimmy, your answer to my question will be a definitely big relief.. when a returned missionary broke the law of chastity will he still be able to have a calling at church? I will confess as soon as possible, but. If it is on your mind and bothering you, then I would recommend talking to your bishop about it. It can be difficult to admit to oth MOSES 6-7 in the Pearl of Great Price. Fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever (D&C 122:9). Ive never talked to my bishop before about this I think the last time I talked to my bishop was when i was 14. These same principles apply within a marriage, and perhaps more so. We also know what will hinder our progresswhat we need to stop doing to increase our access to the powers of heaven. Generally, it is a year until you are available, but that is something your bishop and stake president will decide. I saw couples that were on the verge of divorce humble themselves, look inward, take responsibility, apologize for mistakes, and forgive each other. What is sin? Because of this, a divorce happened and my mother remarried to a more faithful spouse. One of the more neglected tools that can help us grow in our holiness is the confession of sins one to another (James 5:16). My question though is this, how long is it after you begin the repentance process until you can take the sacrament again? This does not mean we need to be perfect people to take the sacrament. So Im preparing to serve a mission at the moment. Good luck and God bless. 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