1. None Were With Him
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, April 2009 General
Conference: Sunday Morning Session,
“With all the conviction of my soul I testify that
He did please His Father perfectly and that a perfect Father did not forsake
His Son in that hour. Indeed, it is my personal belief that in all of Christ’s
mortal ministry the Father may never have been closer to His Son than in these
agonizing final moments of suffering. Nevertheless, that the supreme sacrifice
of His Son might be as complete as it was voluntary and solitary, the Father
briefly withdrew from Jesus the comfort of His Spirit, the support of His
personal presence. It was required, indeed it was central to the significance
of the Atonement, that this perfect Son who had never spoken ill nor done wrong
nor touched an unclean thing had to know how the rest of humankind – us, all of
us – would feel when we did commit such sins. For His Atonement to be infinite
and eternal He had to feel what it was like to die not only physically but
spiritually, to sense what it was like to have the divine Spirit withdraw,
leaving one feeling totally, abjectly, hopelessly alone.”
2. None
Were With Him
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, April 2009 General
Conference: Sunday Morning Session,
“Brothers and sisters, one of the great consolations
of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path
utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great
company for our little version of that path—the merciful care of our Father in
Heaven, the unfailing companionship of this Beloved Son, the consummate gift of
the Holy Ghost, angels in heaven, family members on both sides of the veil,
prophets and apostles, teachers, leaders, friends. All of these and more have
been given as companions for our mortal journey because of the Atonement of
Jesus Christ and the Restoration of His gospel. Trumpeted from the summit of
Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if
sometimes we may feel that we are. Truly the Redeemer of us all said: “I will
not leave you comfortless: [My Father and] I will come to you [and abide with
you].”
3. The
Power of Deliverance
Elder
L. Tom Perry, April 2012 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-power-of-deliverance?lang=eng&query=the+power+of+deliverance
“What a blessing it is to have the
account of the mission of our Lord and Savior declared in the Book of Mormon to
add a second witness to the doctrine declared in the Bible. Why is it important
for the world to have both the Bible
and the Book of Mormon? I believe the answer is found in the 13th chapter of
1 Nephi. Nephi records: “And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last
records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles [the Book of Mormon], shall
establish the truth of the first [the Bible], which are of the twelve apostles
of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been
taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and
people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior
of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved” (verse 40).”
4. Spiritual
Whirlwinds
Elder Neil L. Andersen, April 2014 General Conference: Saturday Morning Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/spiritual-whirlwinds?lang=eng
“Embrace more deeply His love, His mercy and grace, and the powerful gifts of His Atonement.”
5. The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2014 General Conference: Sunday Morning Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/the-resurrection-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng
“In the words of Elder Neal A. Maxwell: “Christ’s victory over death ended the human predicament. Now there are only personal predicaments, and from these too we may be rescued by following the teachings of him who rescued us from general extinction.”
6. The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2014 General Conference: Sunday Morning Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/the-resurrection-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng
“By the same token, we are all accountable to Him for our lives, our choices, and our actions, even our thoughts. Because He redeemed us from the Fall, our lives are in reality His.”
7. Atonement, Agency, Accountability
Elder Boyd K. Packer, April 1988 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1988/04/atonement-agency-accountability?lang=eng&query=atonement
“How the Atonement was wrought, we do not know. No mortal watched as evil turned away and hid in shame before the light of that pure being.”
8. Atonement, Agency, Accountability
Elder Boyd K. Packer, April 1988 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1988/04/atonement-agency-accountability?lang=eng&query=atonement
“By this infinite sacrifice, through this atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.
Atonement is really three words: At-one-ment, meaning to set at one, one with God; to reconcile, to conciliate, to expiate.”
9. The Atonement and the Value of One Soul
Elder M. Russell Ballard, April 2004 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng&query=atonement
“There is no greater expression of love than the heroic Atonement performed by the Son of God. Were it not for the plan of our Heavenly Father, established before the world began, in a very real sense, all mankind—past, present, and future—would have been left without the hope of eternal progression.”
10. The Atonement and the Value of One Soul
Elder M. Russell Ballard, April 2004 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng&query=atonement
“The Atonement of Jesus Christ was an indispensable part of our Heavenly Father’s plan for His Son’s earthly mission and for our salvation.”
Elder Neil L. Andersen, April 2014 General Conference: Saturday Morning Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/spiritual-whirlwinds?lang=eng
“Embrace more deeply His love, His mercy and grace, and the powerful gifts of His Atonement.”
5. The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2014 General Conference: Sunday Morning Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/the-resurrection-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng
“In the words of Elder Neal A. Maxwell: “Christ’s victory over death ended the human predicament. Now there are only personal predicaments, and from these too we may be rescued by following the teachings of him who rescued us from general extinction.”
6. The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2014 General Conference: Sunday Morning Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/the-resurrection-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng
“By the same token, we are all accountable to Him for our lives, our choices, and our actions, even our thoughts. Because He redeemed us from the Fall, our lives are in reality His.”
7. Atonement, Agency, Accountability
Elder Boyd K. Packer, April 1988 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1988/04/atonement-agency-accountability?lang=eng&query=atonement
“How the Atonement was wrought, we do not know. No mortal watched as evil turned away and hid in shame before the light of that pure being.”
8. Atonement, Agency, Accountability
Elder Boyd K. Packer, April 1988 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1988/04/atonement-agency-accountability?lang=eng&query=atonement
“By this infinite sacrifice, through this atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.
Atonement is really three words: At-one-ment, meaning to set at one, one with God; to reconcile, to conciliate, to expiate.”
9. The Atonement and the Value of One Soul
Elder M. Russell Ballard, April 2004 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng&query=atonement
“There is no greater expression of love than the heroic Atonement performed by the Son of God. Were it not for the plan of our Heavenly Father, established before the world began, in a very real sense, all mankind—past, present, and future—would have been left without the hope of eternal progression.”
10. The Atonement and the Value of One Soul
Elder M. Russell Ballard, April 2004 General Conference: Sunday Afternoon Session, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng&query=atonement
“The Atonement of Jesus Christ was an indispensable part of our Heavenly Father’s plan for His Son’s earthly mission and for our salvation.”
