“Not only does the Atonement of Jesus Christ overcome the effects of the Fall of Adam and make possible the remission of our individual sins and transgressions, but His Atonement also enables us to do good and become better in ways that stretch far beyond our mortal capacities.”
( Elder Bednar )
“If we have made moral mistakes in our lives, we can repent because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The first and foundational step to living a morally clean life for the future is to repent of past transgressions, to exchange a foundation of sand for a foundation of rock. Often that commences with confession.”
( Elder Callister )
“In the case of sin, there is a wonderful reformatting process called repentance that allows us to clear our internal hard drives of the clutter that burdens our hearts. The gospel, through the miraculous and compassionate Atonement of Jesus Christ, shows us the way to cleanse our souls of the stain of sin and once again become new, pure, and as innocent as a child.”
( President Uchtdorf )
"The Atonement was the foreordained but voluntary act of the Only Begotten Son of God in which He offered His life and spiritual anguish as a redeeming ransom for the effect of the Fall of Adam upon all mankind and for the personal sins of all who repent.The literal meaning of the English word Atonement is self-evident: at-one-ment, the bringing together of things that have been separated or estranged. The Atonement of Jesus Christ was indispensable because of the separating transgression, or Fall, of Adam, which brought two kinds of death into the world when Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 3 Physical death brought the separation of the spirit from the body, and spiritual death brought the estrangement of both the spirit and the body from God. As a result of the Fall, all persons born into mortality would suffer these two kinds of death. But we must remember the Fall was an essential part of Heavenly Father’s divine plan. Without it no mortal children would have been born to Adam and Eve, and there would have been no human family to experience opposition and growth, moral agency, and the joy of resurrection, redemption, and eternal life. "
( Elder Holland ) "Here is an imperative need for each of us to strengthen our understanding of [Christ's] Atonement so that it will become an unshakable foundation upon which to build our lives. As honor, virtue, and purity are increasingly cast aside in the pursuit of appetite, our understanding of and faith in the Atonement will provide strength and capacity needed for a successful life... bring[ing] confidence in times of trial and peace in moments of turmoil.”
( Richard G. Scott )
"Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance."
( President Boyd K. Packer )
"Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance."
( James E. Faust )
"In Gethsemane, Christ went apart from His Apostles to pray. Whatever transpired is beyond our power to know! But we do know that He completed the Atonement. He was willing to take upon Himself the mistakes, the sins and guilt, the doubts and fears of all the world. He suffered for us so that we would not have to suffer. Many mortals have suffered torment and died a painful, terrible death. But His agony surpassed them all."
( President Boyd K. Packer )
“Our Savior has redeemed us from the sin of Adam, but what about the effects of our own sins? Since ‘all have sinned’ (Romans 3:23), we are all spiritually dead. Again, our only hope for life is our Savior, who, the prophet Lehi taught, ‘offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law’ (2 Nephi 2:7). “In order to lay claim upon our Savior’s life-giving triumph over the spiritual death we suffer because of our own sins, we must follow the conditions he has prescribed. . . . ”
( Dallin H. Oaks )
“We knew that our purpose was to gain a physical body, to overcome trials, and to prove that we would keep the commandments of God. Our Father knew that because of the nature of mortality, we would be tempted, would sin, and would fall short. So that we might have every chance of success, He provided a Savior, who would suffer and die for us.” - Thomas S. Monson, “
( President Thomas S. Monson )
Position : I know that the atonement of Jesus Christ is the greatest miracle that there ever was. I have felt the effects of the atonement and the possibilities that it opens the way for me so many times in my life. Although I strive to do better all of the time, it is impossible for me to go one day without needing to repent. As I repent on my knees and out loud in a prayer, I can feel the Holy Ghost working as the cleansing agent in my life. I feel the enabling grace allow me to do things that I would normally not be able to do on my own. There is no greater gift than that of my Savior Jesus Christ and his desires to provide us with this gift of the atonement, by way of God, The Eternal Father.
Application: I have applied the atonement in my life daily, and I have been more mindful of the ways that the atonement has helped me rather than focusing on the ways that I wished that I had done better during the week. As I have focused on these things, I clearly see the enabling grace that I have been given as I have used the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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