And it shall come to pass that except this people repent and turn unto the Lord their God , they shall be brought into bondage; and none shall deliver them, except it be the Lord the Almighty God.
Yea, and it shall come to pass that when they shall cry unto me I will be slow to hear their cries; yea,, and I will suffer them that they be smitten by their enemies.
— Mosiah 11:22-23
"The grace of the Lord through the Atonement can both cleanse us of sin and assist us in perfecting ourselves through our trials, sicknesses, and even character defects," said Elder Gene R. Cook of the Seventy at the April 1993 general conference. "We are both sanctified and justified through the grace of the Lord. (See Doctrine and Covenants 20:30-31.)
"Remember, Christ can repair our flaws and failings that otherwise are not repairable. (See Genesis 18:14; Mark 9:23-24.)
"That great truth ought to fill us all with hope, as long as we are quick to remember that the effect of grace in our lives is conditioned upon repenting of our sins.
" 'Therefore, blessed are they who will repent. . . . And may God grant . . . that men might be brought unto repentance and good works, that they might be restored unto grace for grace, according to their works.' (Helaman 12:23-24.)
"A repentant heart and good works are the very conditions required to have grace restored to us. When someone pleads fervently in prayer for an answer, the answer may be more conditioned on repentance of personal sins than on any other factor." (See Doctrine and Covenants 101:7-8; Mosiah 11:23-24.)
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