Atonement

1.       “Every fall we have ever experienced, every sorrow we have ever known, every discouragement we have ever had, every fear we have ever faced….that victory is available to us because of events that transpired on a weekend precisely like this nearly two millennia ago in Jerusalem.”   (Jeffrey R. Holland  “Where Justice, Love and Mercy Meet” Ensign, May 2015 pp 104-106)

2.       “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.”  (Dieter F Uchtdorf  “The Gift of Grace” Ensign May 2015 pp 107-110)

3.       “Though we all have weaknesses, we can overcome them.  Indeed it is by the grace of God that, if we humble ourselves and have faith, weak things can become strong.” (Dieter F Uchtdorf  “The Gift of Grace” Ensign May 2015 pp 107-110)

4.       “Without the Atonement, Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness could not have been placed fully into effect.  The Atonement gives all the opportunity to over come the consequences of mistakes made in life.” (Elder Richard G. Scott “He Lives! All Glory to His Name!”  Ensign May 2010 pp 75-78)

5.       “The Atonement of Jesus Christ will provide strength and capacity needed for a successful life.  It will also bring confidence in times of trial and peace in moments of turmoil.” (Elder Richard G. Scott “He Lives! All Glory to His Name!”  Ensign May 2010 pp 75-78)

6.        “The power of the Atonement makes repentance possible and quells the despair caused by sin; it also strengthens us to see, do , and become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity.”  (Elder David A. Bednar “Therefore They Hushed Their Fears” Ensign, May 2015 pp 46-49)

7.       “We cannot be good enough or measure up relying solely upon our own capacity and performance.  Our works and desires alone do not and cannot save us. ‘After all we can do’ (2 Nephi 24:23), we are made whole only through the mercy and grace available through the Savior’s infinite and eternal atoning sacrifice.”  (Elder David A. Bednar “Therefore They Hushed Their Fears” Ensign, May 2015 pp 46-49)

8.       “However late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love.  It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.”  (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland ” The Laborers in the Vineyard” Ensign, May 2012 pp 31-33)

9.       “It is never too late so long as the Master of the vineyard says there is time.  Please listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit telling you right now, this very moment, that you should accept the atoning gift of the Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy the fellowship of His labor.  Don’t delay.  It’s getting late.”   (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland ” The Laborers in the Vineyard” Ensign, May 2012 pp 31-33)

10.   “I believe that none of us can conceive the full import of what Christ did for us in  Gethsemane, but I am grateful every day of my life for His atoning sacrifice in our behalf.  At the last moment, He could have turned back.  But he did not.  He passed beneath all things that He might save all things.  In doing so, He gave us life beyond this mortal existence.  He reclaimed us from the Fall of Adam.  To the depths of my very soul, I am grateful to Him.  He taught us how to live.  He taught us how to die.  He secured our salvation.”  (President Thomas S. Monson  “At Parting” Ensign, May 2011 pp 114)