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Interesting quotes on the Atonement
from LDS writings
- We honor His
birth. But without His death that birth would have been but one more
birth. It was the redemption which He worked out in the Garden of
Gethsemane and upon the cross of Calvary which made His gift
immortal, universal, and everlasting, (Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Season
for Gratitude,” Ensign, Dec. 1997, 4, emphasis mine).
- "The Savior’s
atonement in the garden and on the cross is intimate as well as
infinite," (Merrill J. Bateman, “The Power to Heal from Within,”
Ensign, May 1995, 14, emphasis mine).
- "We don’t know
exactly how Jesus accomplished the Atonement. We only know that
somehow during the course of the excruciating and agonizing hours
in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross, he became our
Redeemer," (Joseph Walker, “Singing the Song of Redeeming Love,”
Ensign, Mar. 1993, 58, emphasis mine).
- "Because of the
Atonement of Jesus Christ, all mankind, even as many as will, shall
be redeemed. The Savior began shedding His blood for all mankind,
not on the cross but in the Garden of Gethsemane. There He took
upon Himself the weight of the sins of all who would ever live.
Under that [page 6] heavy load, He bled at every pore," (Russell M.
Nelson, “His Mission and Ministry,” New Era, Dec. 1999, 4, 6,
emphasis mine).
- "The Savior’s
atonement in the garden and on the cross is intimate as well as
infinite. Infinite in that it spans the eternities. Intimate in
that the Savior felt each person’s pains, sufferings, and
sicknesses. Consequently, he knows how to carry our sorrows and
relieve our burdens that we might be healed from within, made whole
persons, and receive everlasting joy in his kingdom," (Merrill J.
Bateman, “Healing Our Hearts,” New Era, Apr. 1996, 49, emphasis
mine).
- "Our church
believes that Christ’s crucifixion was an important part of the
atonement, but we believe that a more important part was when he
suffered for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane," (Q&A:
Questions and Answers,” New Era, Sept. 1996, 18, emphasis mine).
- "It was then that
his father taught young Paul a great lesson. He asked the ministers
if they understood the principle of Christ’s atonement. They seemed
a little puzzled. His father said, “In our Church, we believe that
‘through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved by
obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel’ ” (third article
of faith). He explained that the atonement allows each of us to be
forgiven of our sins if we repent. Jesus paid for all our sins
when He suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane. As the only
perfect person who ever lived on earth, He was the only one who
could do this for us. We could not do it for ourselves. Without His
sacrifice, we could never be forgiven of our sins and would not be
able to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus again," (Laurel Rohlfing,
“Sharing Time: The Atonement,” Friend, Mar. 1989, 39, emphasis
mine).
- "There is perhaps
one other occasion on which Michael, as a spirit, may have played a
particularly significant role in the plan of our Father. Luke
records that on the night of Atonement, following the Last Supper,
Jesus bowed in awful alienation and grief in the Garden of
Gethsemane beneath the load of the world’s sins. He uttered his
soul-cry: “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:
nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done," (Robert L. Millet,
“The Man Adam,” Liahona, Feb. 1998, 19, emphasis mine).
- "The Savior atoned
for our sins by suffering in Gethsemane and by giving his life on
the cross. It is impossible for us to fully understand how he
suffered for all of our sins. In the Garden of Gethsemane, the
weight of our sins caused him to feel such agony and heartbreak that
be bled from every pore (see D&C 19:18-19). Later, as he
hung upon the cross, Jesus suffered painful death by one of the most
cruel methods known to man," (Gospel Principles, Corporation of the
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979,
pg. 66, emphasis mine).
- "We accept
Christ's atonement by repenting of our sins, being baptized,
receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and obeying all of the
commandments, (Gospel Principles, Corporation of the President
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979, pg. 68,
emphasis mine).
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