“Remember that becoming people of integrity and honesty is not simply a matter of more personal determination, more grit, and more willpower; rather, it is accomplished through the enabling power of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ.” PeopleMatterRememberJesusChristLordHonestyBecomingIntegrityJesus ChristDeterminationAccomplishedWillpowerGritAtonementEnablingLord Jesus ChristHonesty And Integrity Author:David A. Bednar
“Trust and confidence in Christ and a ready reliance on His merits, mercy, and grace lead to hope, through His Atonement, in the Resurrection and eternal life. Such faith and hope invite into our lives the sweet peace of conscience for which we all yearn.” ChristGraceOur LivesReadySweetEternalConscienceMercyMeritInvitesResurrectionRelianceEternal LifeAtonementHope And Faith Author:David A. Bednar
“Learning by faith and from experience are two of the central features of the Father's plan of happiness. The Savior preserved moral agency through the Atonement and made it possible for us to act and to learn by faith.” MadeTwoFatherMoralPlansMade ItFeaturesAgencySaviorAtonement Author:David A. Bednar
“The gospel of the Savior is not simply about avoiding bad in our lives; it also is essentially about doing and becoming good. And the Atonement provides help for us to overcome and avoid bad and to do and become good. Help from the Savior is available for the entire journey of mortality - from bad to good to better and to change our very nature.” HelpingOur LivesJourneyBecomingOvercomingAvailableMortalitySaviorAvoidingAtonement Author:David A. Bednar
“Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church.” UseJesusTermChristChurchStudyInfluencePrayingWorshipJesus ChristScriptureAgentsAgencyDaily LifeWorldlyAtonementHinder Author:David A. Bednar
“Thus, the enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited moral capacity. I testify and witness that the enabling power of the Savior's Atonement is real. Without that strengthening power of the Atonement, I could not stand before you this morning.” WayRealHelpingMoralMorningCapacityAspectAccomplishWitnessSaviorAtonementEnablingStrengthening Author:David A. Bednar
“Not only does the Atonement of Jesus Christ overcome the effects of the Fall of Adam and make possible the remission of our individual sins and transgressions, but His Atonement also enables us to do good and become better in ways that stretch far beyond our mortal capacities.” WayDoeFallJesusIndividualChristSinEffectsJesus ChristCapacityOvercomingMortalsAdamAtonementTransgressionRemission Author:David A. Bednar
“The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.” DesireIndividualNaturalCapacityBe GoodAtonementEnabling Author:David A. Bednar
“The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us.” InfiniteSaintSinnerAtonement Author:David A. Bednar
