Forgiveness in Families

There is a saying that goes something like,"We often hurt those that we love the most". When it comes to families, people sometimes feel as though they can put there loved ones through the grinder because they are family. It is important to remember that although we will be with our families together forever, forgiveness is key to make sure we have those strong bonds with our family members. People are human, and human makes mistakes. We should just expect family members to do something wrong to us at one point or anything. But the key thing is to forgive. Love and forgive quickly. But there may be certain things that a family member does to us, such as betrayal or breaking our trust, that can make it harder to forgive. Sometimes when a family member does something wrong to us, it can make us either forgive more quickly, or it can make it harder to forgive depending on what they did and the severity of it. No matter what someone has done us are commanded to repent and to forgive.  But How?

The Atonement is an amazing tool to help us forgive those that have wronged us. Elder Richard G. Scott talks about how having faith in Christ can bring us healing. He says," The beginning of healing requires childlike faith in the unalterable fact that Father in Heaven loves you and has supplied a way to heal. His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, laid down His life to provide that healing. But there is no magic solution, no simple balm to provide healing, nor is there an easy path to complete remedy. The cure requires profound faith in Jesus Christ and in His infinite capacity to heal." What an amazing quote! Heavenly Father has provided a way for us to not only be healed from us sorrows, but to help us more forward and forgive. It may not be easy and it may take awhile, but there is hope for those that have been wronged and joy to those that find forgiveness in their hearts.