If there's ever a question of whether to confess more or clarify, it can be a difficult thing to clarify, as well as confess (I've made my own mistakes) it is always wise to just bring it up, clarify it, just tell him, hey, this wasnt just once that it happened.
Aside from that, remember that that after we our forgiven by the church and the Lord, often one of the most difficult things in life we need to do is simply this: forgiving ourselves. Bytor was right, this is an important step.
One night on my mission I lay in bed with a heavy heart, but could not understand what it was that was bothering me. The prompting came that even after all of the repentance I had done for my "colorful" teen years, I had somehow never forgiven myself, but i ought to. I prayed to Heavenly Father, asking him to give me strength and power to do this thing, because it was so difficult for me. I felt his Spirit rushing in, I felt a great relief come over me as I finally forgave myself that night.
Last edited by MikeUpton; 06-22-2009 at 10:56 PM.
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