Atonement

My Position on the Atonement

The atonement has been the light during a dark time in my life. Returning to activity in the church was one of the hardest things I have ever done and I wanted to do it right. I read a lot about repentance and the atonement and recorded my thoughts and findings in a journal. As I met with my bishop, all we talked about  was the atonement of Jesus Christ. He asked me to go home think about and pray about what the atonement of Jesus Christ means to me. As I did, I realized that my prior research was based on logic and reasoning. It takes faith and spiritual will to feel the full effect of the atonement. When I went back to the bishop my heart was full and I had a testimony of the atonement to guide me through the repentance process. 

Quotes

1. Elder Brent H Nielson – April 2015 Conference “Waiting for the Prodigal” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/waiting-for-the-prodigal?lang=eng

“All of us fall short of the glory of the Father (see Romans 3:23). All of us need the Savior’s Atonement to heal us. All of us are lost and need to be found.”

2.President Thomas S. Monson – October 2014 Conference “Ponder the Path of Thy Feet” htatps://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/ponder-the-path-of-thy-feet?lang=eng

“As we strive to place Christ at the center of our lives by learning His words, by following His teachings, and by walking in His path, He has promised to share with us the eternal life that He died to gain.”

3. President Henry B. Eyring- April 2015 Conference “The Comforter” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/the-comforter?lang=eng

“That is part of the great plan of happiness the Father gave us. He allowed His Son to provide, by His atoning sacrifice, the hope that comforts us no matter how hard the way home to Him may be.”

4. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf- April 2015 “The Gift Grace” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/the-gift-of-grace?lang=eng

“I marvel to think that the Son of God would condescend to save us, as imperfect, impure, mistake-prone, and ungrateful as we often are. I have tried to understand the Savior’s Atonement with my finite mind, and the only explanation I can come up with is this: God loves us deeply, perfectly, and everlastingly.”

5. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf- April 2015 “The Gift Grace” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/the-gift-of-grace?lang=eng

“Our sins, though they may be as scarlet, can become white as snow. Because our beloved Savior “gave himself a ransom for all,” an entrance into His everlasting kingdom is provided unto us.”

6. Elder Richard G. Scott-October 2013 “Personal Strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/personal-strength-through-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng

“The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences of past poor choices is that the Lord sees weaknesses differently than He does rebellion. Whereas the Lord warns that unrepented rebellion will bring punishment, when the Lord speaks of weaknesses, it is always with mercy.”

7. Elder Richard G. Scott-October 2013 “Personal Strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/personal-strength-through-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng

“Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, each of us can become clean and the burden of our rebellion will be lifted. Remember, repentance is not punishment. It is the hope-filled path to a more glorious future.”

8. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland- April 2015  Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet  https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/where-justice-love-and-mercy-meet?lang=eng

 “We should always remember (we promise in our weekly sacramental prayers that we will), nevertheless this is the most sacred day of the year for special remembrance of brotherly hands and determined arms that reached into the abyss of death to save us from our fallings and our failings, from our sorrows and our sins.”

9. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland- April 2015  Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet  https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/where-justice-love-and-mercy-meet?lang=eng

“Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, suffered, died, and rose from death in order that He could, like lightning in a summer storm, grasp us as we fall, hold us with His might, and through our obedience to His commandments, lift us to eternal life.”

10. By Linda K. Burton – Oct. 2012 Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts? https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/is-faith-in-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ-written-in-our-hearts?lang=eng&query=atonement

“We have felt that Heavenly Father would first have us help His beloved daughters understand the doctrine of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. As we do so, we know our faith will increase, as will our desire to live righteously.”