In my experience as a bishop and as a religious educator I have encountered many otherwise faithful members who have no hope of inheriting the celestial kingdom and who do not feel loved by the Lord. Usually this has been a result of feeling unworthy because they are not perfect, or at least because they are not nearly perfect.

Prophets through the ages have taught that all of us need the cleansing miracle of forgiveness, but forgiveness cannot be obtained without repentance. In an inspiring and approachable style, Brent L. Top discusses how to apply that crucial principle in our lives.

He examines numerous supporting principles: the key of "faith unto repentance," the penitent attitude; the importance of forgiving others in order to receive forgiveness; forsaking not only specific sins but sinfulness; and the blessing of avoiding sin.

The Lord promised: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." This book motivates the reader to draw upon the Savior's atoning power to bring about that process.