The
Atonement of Jesus Christ
and Eternal Marriage
Readings in the Student Manual:
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| Atonement and Eternal Marriage | 11 |
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| President Boyd K. Packer | The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness | Internet Only |
Recommended Reading:
| Elder Jeffrey R. Holland | The Peaceable Things of the Kingdom | 11-13 |
Readings in this Page:
| Webster Dictionary
Elder Bruce R. McConkie Pres. Brigham Young Br. Martins' Summary Table |
Insights on Meanings of "At-one-ment"
The Importance of the Atonement in Relation to Eternal Marriage |
| Questions for Review |
Insights on Meanings of "At-one-ment"
The suffix "-ment" means:
1. action, process, art,
or act of a specific kind (e.g. recruitment, statement, government)
2. concrete result of an
action or process (e.g. advancement, increment)
3. concrete means, or instrument,
or agent of an action or process (e.g. adornment, ornament)
4. state or condition
(e.g. fulfillment, involvement, amazement)
The word "Atonement" suggests:
1. action, process, art,
or act of making "one"
2. concrete result of the
action or process of making "one"
3. concrete means or instrument
of the process of making "one"
4. state or condition of
being "one"
President
Brigham Young
The Symmetry Between Reduction and
Exaltation
Journal of Discourses, 6:284-285;
10:175
We are inhabitants of a world of sin and sorrow; pain and anguish, every ill that can be heaped upon intelligent beings in a probation we are heirs to. I suppose that God never organized an earth and peopled it that was ever reduced to a lower state of darkness, sin and ignorance than this. I suppose this is one of the lowest kingdoms that ever the Lord Almighty created, and on that account is capable of becoming exalted to be one of the highest kingdoms that has ever had an exaltation in all the eternities.
In proportion as it has been reduced so it will be exalted, with that portion of its inhabitants who in their humiliation have cleaved to righteousness and acknowledged God in all things. In proportion to our fall through sin, so shall we be exalted in the presence of our Father and God, through Jesus Christ and by living the righteousness of his Gospel.
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
The Importance of the Atonement in Relation to Eternal Marriage
The Promised Messiah, Book 1, p.152
The gospel covenant was not and could not be put into force and operation without the death of Christ. Except for his atoning sacrifice there would be neither immortality nor eternal life. If there were no atonement, there would be no forgiveness of sins, no reconciliation with God, no validity to baptism, no eternal marriage, no sanctified souls. If there were no atonement, the purposes of creation would have failed. The gospel covenant would have had "no strength at all" without the death of the testator.
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World quickened by the presence and power of the Father Man and woman created in the likeness and image of God, enjoying His
powers of life with no imperfections and no death, but unable to progress
or work righteousness
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World loses the presence and power of the Father
Man and woman expelled from the presence of God and excluded from accessing
His powers of life. Environment filled with imperfections, ambiguities,
and eternal death
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World quickened by the power of the Son and the presence of the Holy
Ghost. Spirits now can advance to the point of being admitted back into the
presence of the Father.
Marcus H. Martins, 1999
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1. What is the relationship between eternal marriage and Christ’s atonement? (Elder Bruce McConkie)
2. Is there a point in life at which people become too old to change and repent? (Pres. Boyd K. Packer, "The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness")
3. Someone says: "I have sinned so much that there is no hope for me anymore." What would be a correct gospel-based response? (President Boyd K. Packer; The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness)
4. If complete repentance requires restitution, how can something intangible like somebody's virtue be restored or emotional pain be eliminated? (President Boyd K. Packer; The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness)