Chapter 11 - Repentance, Forgiveness, and Progression in Marriages and Families
Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of…repentance, forgiveness…(Spirit sons and daughters…accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. (The Family: A Proclamation to the World, 7, 3)
Church Websites
The Family: A Proclamation to the World from the CES Institute Eternal Marriage student manual (PDF) including Forgiveness: The Ultimate Form of Love by Elder Marion D. Hanks
Forgiveness Featured Speeches from the BYU speeches website
Forgiving Others from the Church's website on Family Home Evenings
How Christ’s teachings can enrich your family on repentance and forgiveness from the Church’s mormons.org website
Repentance from the Church’s website on Family Home Evenings
Repentance and Forgiveness Articles from the Church archives
~ "The Path to Peace and Joy" by Elder Richard G. Scott from the Nov. 2000 Ensign
Repentance Featured Speeches from the BYU speeches website
~ "Psychology and Repentance" by Allen Bergin from the Oct.. 4, 1994 BYU devotional
Solving Family Problems on Solving Family Problems from the Church's website on Family Home Evenings
Church Articles
Achieving Oneness in Marriage from the Church's website on Building a Strong Family
"Forgiveness In Families" from the BYU School of Family Life Forever Families website
"Forgiveness: Part of Healing" by Elaine Walton, Ph.D., from the BYU School of Family Life Marriage and Families April 2001 magazine
Forgiving Others from the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant
"Learning the Healer's Art" by Elaine Marshall, Ph.D, from the Oct. 8, 2002 BYU devotional
"Of You It is Required to Forgive" by President Gordon B. Hinckley from the June 1991 Ensign
Resolving Conflicts in Marriage from the Church's website on Building a Strong Family
OtherWebsites/Resources (Note: Not sponsored by BYU or the Church)
Family Forgiveness from the Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
"Forgiveness in a Strong Marriage" from the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service
Other Books (Note: Not sponsored by BYU or the Church)
Kimball, S. W. (1971). The miracle of forgiveness. Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft