ATONEMENT

“How the Atonement was wrought, we do not know. No mortal watched as evil turned away and hid in shame before the light of that pure being.” ~Elder Boyd K. Packer, Atonement, Agency, Accountability, April 1988 General Conference

“Like the sons of Mosiah, they had felt the effects of sin in their own lives and the marvelous healing of the Atonement within the Church of God.” ~President Henry B. Eyring, We Are One, April 2013 General Conference

 “Without the atonement of Jesus Christ, life would be a dead-end road without hope or future.  With the Atonement, life is an ennobling, inspiring journey of growth and development that leads to eternal life in the presence of our Heavenly Father.” ~ President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Four Titles, April 2013 General Conference

“Teach yourself and teach your families about the gift of the Holy Ghost and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. You will do no greater eternal work than within the walls of your own home.” ~President Boyd K. Packer, These Things I Know, April 2013 General Conference

“Not only is the priesthood the power by which the heavens and the earth were created, but it is also the power the Savior used in His mortal ministry to perform miracles, to bless and heal the sick, to bring the dead to life, and, as our Father’s Only Begotten Son, to endure the unbearable pain of Gethsemane and Calvary—thus fulfilling the laws of justice with mercy and providing an infinite Atonement and overcoming physical death through the Resurrection.” ~Elder M. Russell Ballard, This is My Work and Glory, April 2013 General Conference

“It is through the promptings of the Holy Ghost that we can be brought safely back onto the right path, and it is the atoning sacrifice of the Savior that can return us home.” ~Elder M. Russell Ballard, That the Lost May Be Found, April 2012 General Conference

“I weep for joy when I contemplate the significance of it all. To be redeemed is to be atoned—received in the close embrace of God with an expression not only of His forgiveness, but of our oneness of heart and mind. What a privilege!” ~Elder Russell M. Nelson, The Atonement, October 1996 General Conference

“The Creation required the Fall. The Fall required the Atonement. The Atonement enabled the purpose of the Creation to be accomplished. Eternal life, made possible by the Atonement, is the supreme purpose of the Creation. To phrase that statement in its negative form, if families were not sealed in holy temples, the whole earth would be utterly wasted.” ~Elder Russell M. Nelson, The Atonement, October 1996 General Conference

“Love. Healing. Help. Hope. The power of Christ to counter all troubles in all times—including the end of times. That is the safe harbor God wants for us in personal or public days of despair. That is the message with which the Book of Mormon begins, and that is the message with which it ends, calling all to ‘come unto Christ, and be perfected in him.’” ~Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Safety for the Soul, October 2009 General Conference

 “There is only one source of true peace. I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part—even temporarily—from their precious children. The gifts of healing and of peace are desperately needed, and Jesus, through His Atonement, has provided them for one and all.” ~ President Thomas S. Monson, Think to Thank, October 1998 General Conference