““The invitation to repent is rarely a voice of chastisement but rather a loving appeal to turn around and to “re-turn” toward God.14 It is the beckoning of a loving Father and His Only Begotten Son to be more than we are, to reach up to a higher way of life, to change, and to feel the happiness of keeping the commandments. Being disciples of Christ, we rejoice in the blessing of repenting and the joy of being forgiven. They become part of us, shaping the way we think and feel.””
![“The scriptures speak of [the Lord's] arms being open, extended, stretched out, and encircling. They are described as mighty and holy, arms of mercy, arms of safety, arms of love, 'lengthened out all the day long' (2 Nephi 28:32)."We have each felt to some extent these spiritual arms around us.” quote by Neil L. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d8e/neil-l-anderson-68875_bible_the-scriptures-speak-of-the-lord-s-arms_54023.jpg)
