No enduring improvement can occur without righteous exercise of agency. Do not attempt to override agency. The Lord himself would not do that. Forced obedience yields no blessings.

The best way to make a permanent change for good is to make Jesus Christ your model and His teachings your guide for life.

Seek out your bishop. He will show you how to repent and will help you do it.

Satan will try to use our memory of any previous guilt to lure us back...We must be ever vigilant to avoid his enticements

The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences of past poor choices is that the Lord sees weaknesses differently than He does rebellion. Whereas the Lord warns that unrepented rebellion will bring punishment, when the Lord speaks of weaknesses, it is always with mercy.

While there are many things you can do to help a loved one in need, there are some things that must be done by the Lord.

Try reading the Book of Mormon because you want to, not because you have to. Discover for yourself that it is true.