Atonement

"The Savior's suffering in Gethsemane and His agony on the cross redeem us from sin by 
satifying the demands that justice has upon us.  He extends mercy and pardons to those who 
repent.  The Atonement also satisfies the debt justice owes to us by healing and 
compensationg us for any suffering we innocently endure."

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Redemption, May 2013

"Before the Crucifixion and afterward, many men have willingly given their lives in selfless acts of heroism. But none faced what the Christ endured. Upon Him was the burden of all human transgression, all human guilt. 

And hanging in the balance was the Atonement. Through His willing act, mercy and justice could be reconciled, eternal law sustained, and that mediation achieved without which mortal man could not be redeemed."

Elder Boyd K. Packer, Atonement, Agency Accountability, May 1988

"Atonement is really three words: At-one-ment, meaning to set at one, one with God; to reconcile, to conciliate, to expiate."

Elder Boyd K. Packer, Atonement, Agency Accountability, May 1988

"The Atonement was absolutely essential for men to cleanse themselves from sin and overcome the second death, which is the spiritual death, which is separation from our Father in Heaven."

Elder Boyd K. Packer, Atonement, Agency Accountability, May 1988

          "Our understanding of and faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ will provide

strength and capacity needed for a successful life."

Elder Richard G. Scott, He Lives! All Glory to His Name!, May 2010

"Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can understand more fully the breadth and depth of healing provided by His Atonement because we have the fulness of His doctrine. 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."

Elder Richard G. Scott, He Lives! All Glory to His Name!, May 2010

"Through the Atonement and those singular events surrounding it, all of the terrible individual and collective sins of all mankind were taken upon the Lord’s shoulders. The marvelous result of this great suffering was that He was able to redeem from physical death the believers and the obedient as well as the unbelieving and disobedient."

Elder James E. Faust, The Supernal Gift of the Atonement, November 1988

 "However, the posterity of Adam and Eve were innocent of the original sin because they had no part in it. It was therefore unfair for all of humanity to suffer eternally for the transgressions of our first parents, Adam and Eve. It became necessary to settle this injustice; hence the need for the atoning sacrifice of Jesus in his role as the Savior and Redeemer. Because of the transcendent act of the Atonement, it is possible for every soul to obtain forgiveness of sins, to have them

washed away and be forgotten."

Elder James E. Faust, The Supernal Gift of the Atonement, November 1988

"I weep for joy when I contemplate the significance of it all. To be redeemed is to be atoned—received in the close embrace of God with an expression not only of His forgiveness, but of our oneness of heart and mind. What a privilege! And what a comfort to those of us with loved ones who have already passed from our family circle through the gateway we call death!"

Elder Russell M. Nelson, The Atonement, November 1996

"In preparatory times of the Old Testament, the practice of atonement was finite—meaning it had an end. It was a symbolic forecast of the definitive Atonement of Jesus the Christ. His Atonement is infinite—without an end. ²⁹ It was also infinite in that all humankind would be saved from never-ending death. It was infinite in terms of His immense suffering. It was infinite in time, putting an end to the preceding prototype of animal sacrifice. It was infinite in scope—it was to be done once for all. ³⁰ And the mercy of the Atonement extends not only to an infinite number of people, but also to an infinite number of worlds created by Him. ³¹ It was infinite beyond any human scale of measurement or mortal comprehension.

Jesus was the only one who could offer such an infinite atonement, since He was born of a mortal mother and an immortal Father. Because of that unique birthright, Jesus was an infinite Being."

Elder Russell M. Nelson, The Atonement, November 1996

"I wish to speak about the greatest event in all history. That singular event was the incomparable Atonement of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. This was the most transcendent act that has ever taken place, yet it is the most difficult to understand. My reason for wanting to learn all I can about the Atonement is partly selfish: Our salvation depends on believing in and accepting the Atonement. ¹ Such acceptance requires a continual effort to understand it more fully. The Atonement advances our mortal course of learning by making it possible for our natures to become perfect. ² All of us have sinned and need to repent to fully pay our part of the debt."

The Atonement: Our Greatest Hope 

James E. Faust, October 2001