

Nor is repentance complete when one merely tries to abandon sin," Kimball writes. confession to church authorities and/or other parties wronged by the sin.conviction, in which "the sinner consciously recognizes his sin.".Kimball defines repentance as the perfect, successful abandonment of sin, through the following actions: Murder, adultery, theft, cursing, unholiness in masters, disobedience in servants, unfaithfulness, improvidence, hatred of God, disobedience to husbands, lack of natural affection, high-mindedness, flattery, lustfulness, infidelity, indiscretion, backbiting, whispering, lack of truth, striking, brawling, quarrelsomeness, unthankfulness, inhospitality, deceitfulness, irreverence, boasting, arrogance, pride, double-tongued talk, profanity, slander, corruptness, thievery, embezzlement, despoiling, covenant-breaking, incontinence, filthiness, ignobleness, filthy communications, impurity, foolishness, slothfulness, impatience, lack of understanding, unmercifulness, idolatry, blasphemy, denial of the Holy Ghost, Sabbath breaking, envy, jealousy, malice, maligning, vengefulness, implacability, bitterness, clamor, spite, defiling, reviling, evil speaking, provoking, greediness for filthy lucre, disobedience to parents, anger, hate, covetousness, bearing false witness, inventing evil things, fleshliness, heresy, presumptuousness, abomination, insatiable appetite, instability, ignorance, self-will, speaking evil of dignitaries, becoming a stumbling block and in our modern language, masturbation, petting, fornication, adultery, homosexuality and every sex perversion, every hidden and secret sin and all unholy and impure practices. It is notable for exposing sins, including:


It is primarily written for an LDS audience. Originally published in 1969, the book discusses the issues of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus Christ in LDS theology. Kimball while he was a member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Miracle of Forgiveness is a book written by Spencer W.
