{"id":2158,"date":"2016-05-30T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anensignwaving.com\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2016-05-30T04:13:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T04:13:07","slug":"dear-younger-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/anensignwaving.com\/?p=2158","title":{"rendered":"Dear Younger Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than him.\n<p>\u2013 C.S. Lewis, The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-l70C3ePyIQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the Lord requires that we forgive all men, that includes forgiving ourselves. Sometimes, of all the people in the world, the one who is the hardest to forgive\u2014as well as perhaps the one who is most in need of our\u00a0forgiveness\u2014is the person looking back at us in the mirror\u2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"p56\" data-aid=\"28854219\">Remember, heaven is filled with those who have this in common: They are forgiven. And they forgive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p57\" data-aid=\"28854220\">Lay your burden at the Savior\u2019s feet. Let go of judgment. Allow Christ\u2019s Atonement to change and heal your heart. Love one another. Forgive one another.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p58\" data-aid=\"28854221\">The merciful will obtain mercy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/general-conference\/2012\/04\/the-merciful-obtain-mercy?lang=eng\">Dieter F. Uchtdorf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2163\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/anensignwaving.com\/?attachment_id=2163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dear Younger Me\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2163 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" alt=\"Dear Younger Me\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anensignwaving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1281.jpg?resize=140%2C140 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than him. \u2013 C.S. Lewis, The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis \u00a0 \u00a0 When the Lord requires that we forgive all men, that includes forgiving ourselves. 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