Atonement

"It was understood from the beginning that in mortality we would fall short of being perfect. It was not expected that we would live without transgressing one law or another”.

Boyd K. Packer, “The Atonement,” Ensign, Oct. 2012

"We do not know exactly how the Lord accomplished the Atonement. But we do know that the cruel torture of crucifixion was only part of the horrific pain which began in Gethsemane -- that sacred site of suffering -- and was completed on Golgotha."

Boyd K. Packer, “The Atonement,” Ensign, Oct. 2012, 77.

 “Throughout your life, there may be times when you have gone place you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able to one day know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance. No matter what our transgressions have been, no matter how much our actions many have hurt others that guilt can all be wiped out."

Boyd K. Packer, “The Atonement,” Ensign, Oct. 2012, 77.

“If you have made no mistakes, then you do not need the Atonement. If you have made mistakes, and all of us have, whether minor or serious, then you have an enormous need to find out how they can be erased so that you are no longer in darkness.”

 Boyd K. Packer, “The Atonement,” Ensign, Oct. 2012, 77.

“The Atonement working in our lives will produce in us the love and tenderness we need.”

    Henry B. Eyring, “The Spark of Faith,” Ensign, November 1986

“The doctrine is clear. We all depend on the Savior; none of us can be saved without Him. Christ’s Atonement is infinite and eternal.”

                                                 Dieter Utchford, “The Merciful Obtain Mercy,” April 2012

“For any whose lives are not in order, remember, it is never too late to make the Savior’s Atonement the foundation of our faith and lives.”

     Quentin Cook, “Can You Feel So Now,” Ensign, October 2012

“A Christian has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the literal Son of God, sent by His Father to suffer for our sins in the supreme act of love we know as the Atonement.”

      Robert D. Hales, “Being a More Christian Christian,” Ensign, November 2012

“We need to ponder in the scriptures and in the words of living prophets. We need to make plans which are not only wishes but covenants. And then we need to keep our promises to the Lord. And we need to lift others by sharing with them the blessings of the Atonement which have come in our lives.”

                         Henry B. Eyring, “Help Them on Their Way Home,” Liahona, May 2010

“[Jesus Christ] made salvation available to every repentant soul. His Atonement conquered death, and He permits the worthy deceased to receive all ordinances of salvation vicariously.”

                              Richard G. Scott, “The Joy of Redeeming the Dead,” Ensign, November 2012