Comments on: If my father is the Branch President, can I repent to someone else? https://askgramps.org/father-branch-president-can-repent-someone-else/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: A friend to support you in CTR https://askgramps.org/father-branch-president-can-repent-someone-else/#comment-33505 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:24:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=29928#comment-33505 And, don’t forget,

the power of sincere, honest, humble heart-felt prayer is very very real.

Tell Heavenly Father how so very scared you are to bring these things up with your father, and just be very open and honest about your feelings on the situation to Him (your Heavenly Father). Ask Him for courage.

And, humbly follow the counsel/guidance that God gives too, be it through feelings, the Holy Ghost, through scripture, through wise words from others…

Then, put your trust and hand in the hand of the Lord, get up, and just do what is necessary to make things right.

It WILL be alright in the end, but you must trust God, and move forward with faith, and with an eye single to HIS glory (not just your own)

…the Son of man hath descended below them all… art thou greater than He?? (Doctrine and Covenants 122:7-8)

]]> By: John Grey https://askgramps.org/father-branch-president-can-repent-someone-else/#comment-33482 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:34:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=29928#comment-33482 We are talking about keys of repentance. These are specifically delegated from Jesus Christ to His prophet to a General Authority to a Stake President to a Bishop. No one else holds these keys. Councilors or other faithful priesthood holders may be asked to council and help someone overcome addictions/habits/etc, but the actual confession required for some grievous sins must be to an authorized representative of the Lord, i.e. one who holds the keys. Sometimes, this is a family member. While a bishop, I once had to help my older brother through the repentance process because he lived in the same ward. It was not comfortable, but I held the keys he needed turned on his behalf.

In my experience as a bishop, when a young man or young woman isn’t willing to share the burden with their parents (or a married person with their spouse), the repentance process has not been deep enough to really change the heart. Repeat offences often occur. Those who have truly abandoned the sin are willing to seek help from parents/spouse.

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