Friend March 2024 “The Shiny Purple Stone” Marie collects pretty stones. When she saw a a pretty purple color on a display table at the library, she put it in her pocket. That night for story time her father read her a story from the Friend magazine about a boy who repented after making a wrong choice. She started feeling uncomfortable. Even though it was hard, she told her father what she had done and she prepared to take the stone back and apologize. She began to feel lots better.

Friend August 2023 “The Sparkly Necklace” When Isabella showed Carolina her mother’s necklace, she thought it was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen. She kept it safe for Isabella in her pocket, but when it was time to go home she didn’t give it back. She just wanted to keep it a little longer, but she felt a bad feeling. She put it under her pillow, but her parents found it. She told them the truth and then took it back to Isabella and asked her forgiveness. The bad feeling was replaced by a warm feeling.

Friend March 2022 “(For Little Ones) “A Crayon Mistake” Lucie and her friend drew on some church chairs with crayons while waiting for their moms. Afterwards, she felt sorry for making a mess. Her mom got them wet, soapy paper towels and they cleaned up the mess. It was hard work, but she was glad she could make things better.

Friend February 2022 “Elevator Repentance” Benjamin pushed all the buttons in the elevator on his way up to where he lived. But then a neighbor got in the elevator. Benjamin felt awful. He and his mom went to the neighbors apartment and apologized, and he promised to never to do it again. Then he felt good.

Friend February 2022 “Sarah’s Solo” Sarah forgot the words in the middle of her solo but she started again and did it right that time. She thought how her experience was like repentance. She told her her mom ““I made a mistake in my solo, but I fixed it and moved on. In life, when I make a wrong choice, I can fix it by repenting. Then I can move on and do better.”

Repenting and Not Making the Same Mistake Again

Friend March 2022 “The Bike Prank” Sam’s friends want to do a prank where they take all the valve caps off bikes at a bike stand. Sam doesn’t feel good about it but he agrees. He feels really bad about what they did and asks Heavenly Father to forgive him. The next time his friends want to do the same thing, Sam says no and distracts them with a bike race.

Best to Repent Early

Friend March 2018 “Abuelo’s Shoe Shop” Miguel takes some of his grandfather’s candy without asking first. He learns from his grandfather that it is best to fix mistakes early before they become big problems.

Repenting Helps Us Feel Happy

Friend December 2017 “How Can Repenting Make Me Feel Happy?” When Elder Renlund was young, he lit a firecracker in a church building and felt terrible about it. His bishop helped him repent and feel happy again.

Repenting of Being Unkind

Friend August 2022 “Repentance Is a Good Thing!” Gemma got mad at her friend but was able to fix things with repentance.

Friend February 2021 “Repenting and Trying Again” After yelling at his brother for breaking his toy, Raymond remembered what the bishop had said during his baptism interview, “We all make mistakes. But we can repent and try again.” Raymond apologized to his little brother for yelling.

Friend October 2020 “Tyler Tries Again” Tyler feels bad about joining in laughing at the new kid when he asks to play. He knows that mistakes happen but we can fix them. He decides to go say sorry and ask the new boy to play.

Friend May 2020 “Sister Squabble” Jaide’s little sister borrowed her tennis shoes without asking and accidentally got them muddy. Jaide was so mad that she told her sister,  “I wish you weren’t my sister.” She felt terrible about what she said.  She read a scripture about Jesus forgiving and healing someone, and she realized she needed to forgive and try and fix what she had done to her sister with her words. 

Friend September 2017 “The Sparkly Sticker” Emily and her friends teases a boy in an unkind way, and then Emily feels terrible about it. Her mom remind her that she can repent and make thinks right.

Friend September 2016 “Matt and Mandy” Mandy ignores a friend while walking with the popular girls. She feels bad, repents, and invites the friend she ignored to eat lunch with her and her new friends.

Friend March 1988 “Heather Mends a Mistake” Heather feels terrible about getting angry and breaking her brother’s model airplane.

Repenting of being Dishonest

Fiend July 2021 “The Honesty Question” Christy was nominated for an outstanding citizen award, but she had to fill out some questions about the good things she does in the community. She ran out of ideas and decides to write what she plans on doing. She didn’t feel good inside after turning in her answers. She repents and goes to the office to make things right the next day.

Friend August 2019 “My Mastermind Fail” Henry copied some class dollars on his printer so he could buy root-beer floats at the last auction of the school year. Some classmates told the teacher, and he wasn’t allowed to bid on the auction at all. The teacher also emailed his mom. His mom was shocked and sad, and he knew Heavenly Father was too. Henry had just turned twelve but knew he shouldn’t go to the temple unless he was clean, so he repented. He was so happy when he was able to go to the temple. He realized that wickedness never brings happiness.

Repenting of Stealing

Friend August 2017 “Calvin Says Sorry” Calvin takes his friend’s car and feels terrible. He gives it back and says sorry and feels happy.

Friend March 1987 “Travis Repents” Travis steals some toys from a friend, and then he learns how to repent.

Friend August 2015 “The watermelon thieves”

Show the video “The Shiny Bicycle” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org), or tell a story of your own about a child who made a wrong choice and then repented. Help the children discuss what the child in the story did to receive forgiveness. How has the Savior made it possible for us to be forgiven?