So perfect and exalted was Christ's love for God's children that He took it upon Himself the penalty for their sins, descending below all things in the Garden of Gethsemane and dying for us on the cross at Golgotha. Yet He never compromised virtue nor tolerated sin in the slightest degree. He treated the woman taken in adultery with love and respect, putting her accusers to shame; nevertheless He said, "Go, and sin more." (John 8:11) The Master abhorred sin... God's love is sometimes described as unconditional. It is true that God loves all of His children on earth no matter how often or how far they may stray. But while God's love is all-encompassing, His blessings are highly conditional, including the very blessing of being able to feel and experience His love. .. when we stray... we, by our choices and actions, have distanced ourselves from His love.

Elder Bruce D. Porter (of the Seventy)

June 2011 Ensign "Defending the Family in a Troubled World"