Lesson Summary: March 24, 2013

Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?

By Linda K. Burton

Relief Society General President

Instructor- Talia Deccio

"Making, keeping, and rejoicing in our covenants will be the evidence that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is truly written in our hearts."
“All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.”⁵

Perspective - your are not a victim, every thing has a purpose - attitude

"There is power in the Atonement to enable us to overcome the natural man or woman and become true disciples of Jesus Christ.^9"

Happiness is in no way correlated to worldly status
It is good to have moments of quiet

“A [woman] walking along a road fell into a pit so deep [she] could not climb out. No matter what [she] did, [she] could not get out by [herself]. The [woman] called for help and rejoiced when a kind passerby heard [her] and lowered a ladder down into the pit. This allowed [her] to climb out of the pit and regain [her] freedom.

“We are like the [woman] in the pit. Sinning is like falling into the pit, and we can’t get out by ourselves. Just as the kind passerby heard the [woman’s] cry for help, Heavenly Father sent his Only Begotten Son to provide the means of escape. Jesus Christ’s atonement could be compared to lowering a ladder into the pit; it gives us the means to climb out.”¹⁰ But the Savior does more than lower the ladder, He “comes down into the pit and makes it possible for us to use the ladder to escape.”¹¹ “Just as the [woman] in the pit had to climb up the ladder, we must repent of our sins and obey the gospel principles and ordinances to climb out of our pit and make the Atonement work in our lives. Thus, after all we can do, the Atonement makes it possible for us to become worthy to return to Heavenly Father’s presence.”¹²

^{The Lord will direct us and empower us to overcome anything in our path.}

"The Atonement is the greatest evidence we have of the Father’s love for His children."

The Atonement is the perfect "No Child Left Behind" idea.

A wrinkle battered and scuffed twenty dollar bill is still worth $20

Savior was surrounded by sinners, 

" Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick;" - Moroni 8:8

The Savior will be the friend we need, whenever we need him.