A talk on repentance
Before you start
This page is a template, not a talk. It's here to get your brain going. It's totally normal to feel nervous.
The best advice I can give you is to be you. What could you bring into this talk that's yours? Your view, your happiness, the joy the gospel has brought into your life. Pray about that. Think about it for a day.
The Gospel Library app has a ton of good material, so use it. Plenty of AI tools will happily write this talk for you too. Use them to brainstorm if it helps... but don't let them write it. You write the talk.
A prompt for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or whatever you use
I'm giving a 10-minute talk on repentance in church. Don't write the talk for me. Ask me five questions, one at a time, to help me find a story from my own life that fits. Then suggest a simple outline built from my answers, with blanks where my own words go.
Who is it for
How long
A 10-minute talk on repentance
About 1,300 words when you read it aloud. Built from conference talks mainly about repentance.
Stories you could open with
Scriptures talks are built on
Doctrine and Covenants 58:42-43 the main scripture in 30 talks
Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-18 the main scripture in 8 talks
Alma 34:32-33 the main scripture in 8 talks
Ether 12:27 the main scripture in 6 talks
Teach from prophets, apostles, and leaders
Neil L. Andersen, 2025
Christ's Atonement offers full forgiveness to the repentant and healing to the wounded
Patrick Kearon, 2025
Receive the new beginning Christ offers you today, as many times as you need
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 2023
Have the courage to repent and come home, because God and His people will welcome you.
Something that happened to you goes here, about 2 minutes.
Your testimony. What you know about repentance, in your own words.
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Your talk
Your talk so far
A 10-minute talk on repentance A five-year-old has his mother wash his clothes so he is ready for the Savior's coming the next day. (D. Martin Goury, 2024) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/26goury?lang=eng Doctrine and Covenants 58:42-43 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/58?lang=eng&id=p42#p42 Christ's Atonement offers full forgiveness to the repentant and healing to the wounded (Neil L. Andersen, The Atoning Love of Jesus Christ, 2025) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10/35andersen?lang=eng Something that happened to you goes here, about 2 minutes. ______________________ Your testimony. What you know about repentance, in your own words. ______________________
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Kelly R. Johnson, 2025
Daily repentance through Christ reconciles us to God and makes faith unshakable.
Scott D. Whiting, 2025
Whiting warns that hiding from God after sin is the more dangerous temptation.
Tamara W. Runia, 2025
Repentance is God's loving invitation, and our worth never depends on obedience.
Jorge M. Alvarado, 2024
Alvarado teaches that daily repentance brings joy and healing for those who feel inadequate.
Kristin M. Yee, 2024
Yee uses a painting she nearly ruined to teach that Christ can repair and redeem our mistakes.
Questions people ask
- How long should a talk on repentance be?
- As long as you were asked to fill. Sacrament meeting talks usually run five to fifteen minutes and youth talks are often shorter, so ask whoever gave you the assignment.
- How do I start a talk on repentance?
- With a story. Pick one from this page or from your own life, then read the scripture that fits it. The outline on this page puts them in order.
- Can I use AI to write a talk on repentance?
- Use it to brainstorm, not to write. The prompt on this page has AI ask you questions, so the talk ends up in your words.
- Is this an official Church site?
- No. It’s a family project. Every story and talk links to the real one on churchofjesuschrist.org, so read it there before you use it.