Mercy.

Here is a statement from J. Reuben Clark. He served in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is a brief summary of the Lord's incomprehensible mercy. "When the Lord metes out punishment, he will mete out the least possible punishment that it is possible to mete out and satisfy the demands of justice; and when he metes out rewards for the good things we have done, for keeping the commandments, he will mete out the greatest possible number of blessings for that which we have done that is right What is repentance? It is turning away from sin and turn to God. How? It is to stop doing those bad things and to start doing those good things. There are so many ways we can return to God. And doing those things brings forgiveness. 1. Do missionary work – D&C 30:5; D&C 61:33-34; D&C 62:3; 2. Bear testimony – D&C 62:3 3. Confess – D&C 64:7 4. Ask for forgiveness – D&C 64:7: D&C 90:1; 5. Repent – D&C 68:24 6. Remain steadfast in your minds in solemnity and the spirit of prayer, in bearing testimony to all the world of those things which are communicated unto you – D&C 84:61 7. Forgive men their trespasses – 3 Nephi 13:14 8. Purified by hope – 1 John 3:3 9. Hear the word of God from the mouth of God’s servants – D&C 50:36 10. Become clean by receiving the word of Christ – John 15:3 The beauty comes in knowing the WHY. Why does doing all sorts of good things bring forgiveness? All these things bring the Holy Spirit into our lives. The Holy Spirit is the one who cleanses us of our mistakes, 3 Nephi 19:13. If you do this, you will grow closer to God as you do what He would do if He were here.