Afternoon Session: Elder Henry B. Eyring
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"The truth is that today is always a better day to repent than any tomorrow."
First, sin debilitates us. Sin can weaken the very faith we need to repent.
Second, even if we should be forgiven by the Lord at some later time, he cannot restore the good effects our repentance today might have had on those we love and serve.
"This is particularly poignant for the parents of young children. In those tender years there are chances for shaping and lifting spirits which may never come again. But even the grandfather who may have missed chances with his own children might, by choosing to repent today, do for grandchildren what he once could have done for their parents."
Procrastination is one of the most serious human defects, and it can be defined as an unwillingness to accept personal responsibility now.
Also, "It is a lie that our anger justifies our impulse to hurt or ignore our antagonists. We are to forgive to be forgiven. To wait for them to repent before we forgive and repent is to allow them to choose for us a delay which could cost us happiness here and hereafter."
Another temptation to resist is the despairing thought that it is too late to repent.
