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Originally Posted by bytor2112
This is just my opinion, but I think the adversary wants to make us frightened to repent and doesn't want us to feel like we are forgiven or can be....... that our efforts are not sufficient. When we acknowledge that we have sinned to our Bishop, we are doing exactly what the Savior wants us to do. I believe that Bishops probe deeper when they feel led by the Spirit to do so....they want to insure that you have truly turned away from the sin. My Bishop wept with me when I confessed my sins and I am certain that I didn't tell him every instance of serious sin that I committed or every detail. If you feel like you want to talk with him some more about your past....do so. He isn't going to change his mind about you; he will likely feel that you are further along the road of repentance than he first thought. Remember, the Church doesn't forgive sin....only the Lord does that and HE knows your heart and what you were trying to convey to your Bishop. Sometimes it's difficult to express exactly what you want, the Spirit is usually very strong during confession. Oh, and don't forget to forgive yourself .......because the Lord will forgive and forget about it if you forsake it.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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Adding to what is already presented, weeping is part of a sincere and honest confession, and reveals the inner-spirit of ones who wishes to make a greater change with mortal life. Taking from my own prospective, I have been in a few instances when listening to the confession; I would weep. At that very moment, the Spirit has made it known on what to do with this member and receiving the Lords answer. When the member feels the Holy Ghost’s confirmation, I could see the tears fill the eyes and we both feel the immensity of the Saviors love. It is sacred moment for both of us and experience is eternal.
Let me state this again, a Bishop or Stake President can lift the burden. But only the Savior and hand picked few chosen ones, who are sealed by the Savior, can further seek the release of the sin through the Spirit. They will not do anything that is contradictory before GOD. Even the Prophet Joseph Smith had this special power.
If the Lord forgave it, then it should never be remember, with exception of aiding another by the Spirit.