1. Read Isaiah 59:1–2. What separates us from experiencing the full blessings of God’s love? Sin and Repentance

2. Read Isaiah 59:3–4, 7, and identify the types of sins that Isaiah lists. Sin and Repentance The Presence of God Sin Spiritual Death

3. Search Isaiah 59:8–12 for how Isaiah described the condition of those who sin. Sin and Repentance The Presence of God Sin Spiritual Death

4. Conditions of Those Who Sin Sin and Repentance  They know not the way of peace.  Justice cannot be found.  Their self-made paths are crooked.  They walk in darkness.  They make decisions blindly.  They find themselves in desolate places.  They roar like bears and mourn like doves.  They have a sure knowledge of their sins.

5. Read Isaiah 59:16, 20. What do these verses teach us about overcoming the effects of our sins? Sin and Repentance The Presence of God Sin Spiritual Death Repentance Atonement

6. What does 2 Nephi 25:23 teach us about how to overcome our sinfulness and return to God? Sin and Repentance The Presence of God Sin Spiritual Death Repentance Atonement