Lesson 24: “Create in Me a Clean Heart” – Scriptures and Quotes

Lesson 24: “Create in Me a Clean Heart” – Scriptures and Quotes

Reading 1 – 2 Samuel 11:1-5

Reading 2 - President Spencer W. Kimball:  "As a man thinketh, so does he. If he thinks about it long enough he is likely to do it, whether it be theft, moral sin, or suicide. Thus the time to protect against the calamity is when the the thought begins to shape itself. Destroy the seed and the plant will never grow. Man...can change his thought pattern and become the architect of his destiny." (Miracle of Forgiveness, p114)

Reading 3 – 2 Samuel 11: 6-13

Reading 4 - Elder Richard G. Scott said: “Do not take comfort in the fact that your transgressions are not known by others. That is like an ostrich with his head buried in the sand. He sees only darkness and feels comfortably hidden. In reality he is ridiculously conspicuous. Likewise our every act is seen by our Father in Heaven and His Beloved Son. They know everything about us. …

“If you have seriously transgressed, you will not find any lasting satisfaction or comfort in what you have done. Excusing transgression with a cover-up may appear to fix the problem, but it does not. The tempter is intent on making public your most embarrassing acts at the most harmful time. Lies weave a pattern that is ever more confining and becomes a trap that Satan will spring to your detriment” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1995, 103; or Ensign, May 1995, 77).

Reading 5 – 2 Samuel 11:14-17

Reading 6 – Doctrine and Covenants 132:39

Reading 7 – 2 Samuel 12:1-4

Reading 8 – 2 Samuel 12:5-12

Reading 9 - President Marion G. Romney:  "David,...though highly favored of the Lord (he was, in fact, referred to as a man after God's own heart), yielded to temptation. His unchastity led to murder, and as a consequence, he lost his families and his exaltation." (Ensign, May 1979, p42)

Psalms 51:1-3

Psalms 51:9-10

Doctrine and Covenants 58:42

Reading 10 – Psalms 51:16-17