Repentance

1.     "Where there is sin, repentance is essential." - Elder Quentin L. Cook, April 2012, In Tune with the Music of Faith, General Conference.

2.     "Should choices be wrong, they can be rectified through repentance. When its conditions are fully met, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, our Savior, provides a release from the demands of justice for the errors made." - Elder Richard G. Scott, April 2012, How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life, General Conference.

3.     "No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope that forgiveness brings will always be worth the effort." - President Boyd K. Packer, April 2012, And a Little Child Shall Lead Them, General Conference.

4.     "You may in time of trouble think that you are not worth saving because you have made mistakes, big or little, and you think you are now lost. That is never true! Only repentance can heal what hurts. But repentancecan heal what hurts, no matter what it is." - President Boyd K. Packer, October 2011, Counsel to Youth, General Conference.

5.     "Every soul confined in a prison of sin, guilt, or perversion has a key to the gate. The key is labeled “repentance.” If you know how to use this key, the adversary cannot hold you." - President Boyd K. Packer, October 2010, Cleaning the Inner Vessel, General Conference

6.     "For most, repentance is more a journey than a one-time event. It is not easy. To change is difficult. It requires running into the wind, swimming upstream. Repentance is turning away from some things, such as dishonesty, pride, anger, and impure thoughts, and turning toward other things, such as kindness, unselfishness, patience, and spirituality. It is “re-turning” toward God." - Elder Neil L. Anderson, October 2009, "Repent... That I May Heal You", General Conference. 

7.     "First, repentance involves an attitude of humility." - Elder L. Tom Perry, April 2008, The Gospel of Jesus Christ, General Conference.

8.     "To be complete, however, repentance requires a covenant of obedience. This is the covenant expressed by Benjamin’s people “to do [God’s] will, and to be obedient to his commandments” (Mosiah 5:5)." - Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2008, Born Again, General Conference.

9.     "In addition to stimulating our repentance, the very experience of enduring chastening can refine us and prepare us for greater spiritual privileges." - D. Todd Christofferson, April 2011, "As Many as I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten", General Conference.

10.  "Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin." - Elder David A. Bednar, October 2007, Clean Hands and a Pure Heart, General Conference.

I mentioned before that the atonement was the greatest blessing that we have been fortunate enough to receive, and repentance is one of the fruits of the atonement. Because of the atonement we are able to repent. Repentance gives us the ability to be forgiven for the sins that we have committed. Without repentance we would not be able to return back to live with our Heavenly Father. One of the quotes that I quoted above says that “repentance involves and attitude of humility”. We must humble ourselves before our Heavenly Father and admit that we have done something wrong. I know that repentance is important, and without repentance we could not progress.