Learning from our mistakes and dealing with consequences
One thing I learned from the situation where Joseph Smith gave the 116 pages of the book of mormon to Martin Harris is that forgiveness is possible, but you can’t choose your consequences. Joseph Smith and Martin Harris were both forgiven, but the Lord didn’t, “Aw, that’s OK. Here’s the 116 pages back.” But consequences help us learn and remember not to repeat the same mistakes, such as scars do. They’re not pretty, but the way we get those scars is not likely to be repeated. I also learned that your consequences can affect other people, just as we are affected by not having those Book of Mormon pages.