2011
The Atonement
February 2011


“The Atonement,” Ensign, Feb. 2011, 12

The Atonement

My happiness and peace

seemed forever gone,

leaving only regret—

until I saw the blackened earth.

One bad decision and a forest

was destroyed—

or would have been

except for the saving grace

and promise of new life

evidenced in small green shoots

pushing through the ashes.

Photograph by David Stoker