Atonement

1. If any has stumbled in his journey, there is a way back. The process is called repentance. Our Savior died to provide you and me that blessed gift. Though the path is difficult, the promise is real: 'though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow' (Isaiah 1:18). " (Thomas S. Monson, "Preparation Brings Blessings" May 2010 Ensign) 


2. "Our understanding of and faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ will provide strength and capacity needed for a successful life." (Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!" May 2010 Ensign)


3. "My dear young friends, when the captain of a long-range jet passes the point of safe return, and the headwinds are too strong or the cruising altitudes too low, he might be forced to divert to an airport other than his planned destination. This is not so in our journey through life back to our heavenly home. Wherever you find yourselves on this journey through life, whatever trials you may face, there is always a point of safe return; there is always hope. You are the captain of your life, and God has prepared a plan to bring your safely back to Him, to your divine destination." (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Is There a Point of No Return?" June 2010 New Era) 


4. "There is an imperative need for each of us to strengthen our understanding of the significance of the Atonement of Jesus Christ so that it will become an unshakable foundation upon which to build our lives." (Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!" May 2010 Ensign)


5. "Those who repent will be particularly blessed by the Atonement. Without the Atonement, the eternal principle of justice would require punishment (see Alma 42:14). Because of the Atonement, mercy can prevail for those who have repented and allow them to return to the presence of God (see Alma 42:15)." (Quentin L. Cook, "Strengthen Faith as You Seek Knowledge" September 2008 New Era)


6. "We realize that what He has willingly done with immense suffering and sacrifice will affect us not only in this life but throughout all eternity." (Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!" May 2010 Ensign)


7. "The Atonement is the essential ingredient of our Father in Heaven't plan of happiness without which the pan could not have been activated. Your understanding of the Atonement and the insight it provides for your life will greatly enhance your productive use of all of the knowledge experience, and skills you acquire in mortal life." (Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!" May 2010 Ensign)

8. "Jesus Christ lives. He is our Savior, our Redeemer. He is a glorious, resurrected being. He has the capacity to communicate love that is so powerful, so overwhelming as to surpass the capacity of the human tongue to express adequately. He gave His life to break the bonds of death. His Atonement made fully active the plan of happiness of His Father in Heaven." (Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!" May 2010 Ensign)


9. "[Jesus Christ] concluded His mortal ministry with the single most compassionate and significant service in the history of the world: the Atonement." (Elder Russell M. Ballard; November 1994 Ensign)  


10. "Some men are willing to die for their faith but will not fully live for it. Christ both lived and died for us. By walking in his steps and through his atonement we can gain the greatest gift of all--eternal life--which is that kind of life of the great Eternal One, our Father in heaven." (Ezra Taft Benson, "Jesus Christ--Gifts and Expectations, BYU Devotional")