igh te ous ness , ▁thus ▁removing ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁the ▁previously ▁un conf essed ▁sin . ▁We ▁are ▁back ▁on ▁track ▁to ▁real ise ▁the ▁best ▁plan ▁that ▁He ▁has ▁for ▁our ▁lives ." ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁teach es ▁that ▁" conf ession ▁is ▁a ▁necessary ▁requirement ▁for ▁complete ▁forg iveness ." ▁Such ▁conf essions ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁worth iness ▁inter views ▁prior ▁to ▁bapt ism ▁into ▁the ▁church , ▁to ▁being ▁set ▁apart ▁for ▁any ▁church ▁call ings , ▁or ▁to ▁receiving ▁year ly ▁temple ▁recomm ends . ▁ ▁Within ▁conf ession , ▁the ▁s inner ▁must ▁conf ess ▁both ▁to ▁God ▁and ▁to ▁those ▁persons ▁wrong ed ▁by ▁the ▁sin . ▁Conf ession ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁an ▁author ized ▁priest hood ▁leader , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁bishop , ▁branch ▁president , ▁st ake ▁president , ▁or ▁mission ▁president . ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁definit ive ▁list ▁of ▁s ins ▁that ▁require ▁conf ession ▁to ▁a ▁priest hood ▁leader , ▁" ad ul tery , ▁for nic ation , ▁other ▁sexual ▁trans gress ions ▁and ▁dev ian cies , ▁and ▁s ins ▁of ▁a ▁compar able ▁serious ness " ▁are ▁included , ▁as ▁is ▁intent ional ▁and ▁repeated ▁use ▁of ▁por n ography . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁serious ness ▁of ▁the ▁sin , ▁the ▁priest hood ▁leader ▁may ▁coun sel ▁the ▁s