"Speedily Repent"

One of the principles listed in the “Family Proclamation” is repentance.  Repentance is essential for everyone who is on the marriage and family rail journey.  When we are married and part of a family, it is especially easy to make mistakes because we are close to each other—riding in the same train car and sitting in seats next to each other.  Because of this closeness, we not only see the mistakes of family members, but we see the mistakes with a magnifying glass.   

Because we all make mistakes on a regular basis, we need to learn to “speedily repent, yea, very speedily.” (D&C 136:35)  We need to learn to say “I’m sorry” and to try to make amends when we offend others.  As we try to repent and make things right, others will be less inclined to use the magnifying glass and be more tolerant of our mistakes.  Certainly we can all use less magnification of our mistakes!