Is Anyone Beyond His Reach?

I want to briefly type up some other thoughts that I had after listening to Elder Holland's address from the post yesterday, particularly something he says in the last part of his talk where he makes this point:

I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.

In this world we live in with digital photographs and videos and internet websites, our past mistakes might be recorded for many people to see and remember for years to come. People might think those images display who we are even if we've repented and changed and have moved forward in a new and better direction.

Is there any sin that would make us unable to be saved? Is there any immoral behavior that we cannot repent of and be freed from? I say no. From what Elder Holland says, it is not possible for us to be so deep in sin that Christ cannot rescue us. If there is a voice in your head saying you cannot be forgiven or change, you can know that that voice is the voice of the devil. He would have us believe all is lost, there is no going back, we're in too deep, it would be too hard or impossible for us to change. Satan would have us give up, but no Christ. Jesus Christ shows us that there is hope through Him. He is the way, he made the way possible for us, we just need to believe that it is true and follow Him. It is amazing that it is not possible for us to sin and sink so low that we are out of Christ's grasp to help and save.


Even one who has murdered another can confess and seek forgiveness and be forgiven by those he has so terribly hurt. It's not easy, but it is possible (see Alma 39:6). (part 1 and part 2 - I thought that was an insightful article). Really the only thing that is needed for a person to have a change of heart is a desire, faith, or belief that it is possible. I think that might be one way that a person could "deny the Holy Ghost" which the scriptures teach is the one sin that is unpardonable. (Alma 39:6 again). Maybe it's unpardonable because you can't be pardoned if you're not seeking pardon and don't believe it is possible. Does that make sense? That's one thought I've had about the unpardonable sin. What do you think of that interpretation? That the only way it is not possible for Christ to save us is if we forever deny his hand reaching out to save us. He can't save us if we deny His outstreched arms or if we deny the Holy Ghost which whispers to us to turn and look at the Savior reaching out for us as we drown in our sins.