Atonement
"If you have felt the influence of the Holy Ghost today, you may take it as evidence that the Atonement is working in your life. For that reason and many others, you would do well to put yourself in places and in tasks that invite the promptings of the Holy Ghost."
—Henry B. Eyring, "Gifts of the Spirit for Hard Times"
Topics: Atonement, Holy Ghost"The incomprehensible suffering of Jesus Christ ended sacrifice by the shedding of blood, but it did not end the importance of sacrifice in the gospel plan. Our Savior requires us to continue to offer sacrifices, but the sacrifices He now commands are that we 'offer for a sacrifice unto [Him] a broken heart and a contrite spirit' (3 Nephi 9:20). He also commands each of us to love and serve one another—in effect, to offer a small imitation of His own sacrifice by making sacrifices of our own time and selfish priorities."
—Dallin H. Oaks, "Sacrifice"
Topics: Jesus Christ, Atonement, Sacrifice, Love, Service"People can change. They can put behind them bad habits. They can repent from transgressions. They can bear the priesthood worthily. And they can serve the Lord diligently."
—Thomas S. Monson, "See Others as They May Become", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012
Topics: Choices, Repentance, Atonement"We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become when they receive testimonies of the gospel of Christ."
—Thomas S. Monson, "See Others as They May Become", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012
Topics: Choices, Repentance, Atonement"The Atonement was made. Ever and always it offers amnesty from transgression and from death if we will but repent. Repentance is the escape clause in it all. Repentance is the key with which we can unlock the prison from inside. We hold that key within our hands, and agency is ours to use it."
—Boyd K. Packer, "Who Is Jesus Christ?", Ensign and Liahona, March 2008
Topics: Atonement, Jesus Christ"While the Atonement of Christ applies to humanity in general, the influence of it is individual, very personal, and very useful."
—Boyd K. Packer, "Washed Clean", Ensign and Liahona, May 1997
Topics: Atonement, Repentance"What we can do to help--teaching, and doing it with the spirit of righteousness, with love, with tenderness, with example--centers on the Savior and his atonement. That is what we would teach. The Atonement working in our lives will produce in us the love and tenderness we need. And by remembering Him and His gift, which we promise to do as we take the sacrament each week, we can put a light of hope in our faces which those we love need so much to see."
—Henry B. Eyring, "The Spark of Faith", Liahona and Ensign, November 1986
Topics: Atonement, Service, Love, Compassion, Covenants"[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", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012
Topics: Redemption, Atonement"It is through our Savior’s sacrifice that we can gain exaltation and eternal life. As we accept His ways and overcome our pride by softening our hearts, we can bring reconciliation and forgiveness into our families and our personal lives. God will help us to be more forgiving, to be more willing to walk the second mile, to be first to apologize even if something wasn’t our fault, to lay aside old grudges and nurture them no more."
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "One Key to a Happy Family", Liahona and Ensign, October 2012
Topics: Atonement, Forgiveness"The Crucifixion, Atonement, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ mark the beginning of a Christian life, not the end of it."
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "The First Great Commandment", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012
Topics: Jesus Christ, Atonement, Restoration
