Elder Spencer V. Jones
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"If the spirit is pricking your heart to correct something in your life, know this — your soul is precious. Heavenly Father wants you to be part of his eternal family. I lovingly plead 'do not procrastinate the day of your repentance.' Start the process now. Remove the stench of sin with the remedy of repentance. Then, through the Atonement, the Savior can wash you clean."
Sooner or later, for all sin, a consequence will be paid. At times, consequences of sin may appear to be very subtle to the sinner. We may even convince ourselves that no one can detect our sins.
"But always, to our Heavenly Father and often to spiritually sensitive leaders, parents and friends, our sins are glaringly apparent."
When we undertake to cover our sins, the heavens withdraw and the spirit of the Lord is grieved — we lose our spiritual gifts.
"Each of us has the Light of Christ, or a conscience. It constantly prompts us to choose good. Good choices yield good consequences. On the other hand, delaying repentance and continuing to commit sin is like continuing to kick the skunk. The stench will become stronger with each sin, alienating us further and further from God and those we love. Soon we could become like Laman and Lemuel, who, after continually making bad choices, became 'past feeling' and could no longer feel the still small voice."
The Savior has indicated how to know if a man repenteth he will confess and forsake his sins.
