Paisley Imperfect

The Atonement

The Atonement of Jesus Christ means a lot of different things to a lot of people. This page (and those linked to it) is what it means to me. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – I am only a member. I don’t speak for or on behalf of the Church. If you want to know what they have to say about the Atonement, you can find it here.

I originally started this page as a simple Word document. I’d received a blessing that told me to study the Atonement, and President Nelson’s voice was still ringing in my ears from General Conference:

I urge you to devote time each week – for the rest of your life – to increase your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. My heart aches for those who are mired in sin and don’t know how to get out. I weep for those who struggle spiritually or who carry heavy burdens alone because they do not understand what Jesus Christ did for them.

It was time for me to start learning. And when I start learning, I start taking notes. I write things down and ponder them. I figured I’d might as well share them here. Then my kids will always have something to show them that their mom loves and believes in her Savior.

I started by writing down what I already knew about the Atonement, and then just started reading things and plugging them in. The bullet points I’ve listed below were things I already knew. If you choose to click on them, some of the pages will correct what I thought I knew, and others will just have the information I’ve found to back up what I had.

  • It’s real
  • It was an act of love
  • It overcomes two “types” of death
  • It happened so that Jesus Christ could experience our pains in order to help us overcome them
  • It happened so that we could return to live with our Heavenly Parents again someday, if we choose to (this one goes with overcoming death, so quotes I find to support this will be on that page)
  • It had to be Jesus because He was the Only Begotten of the Father. That provided Him with the power to stop it from happening at any time – it truly had to be His choice.

Those bullet points were all I knew when I started this journey. But I keep learning and as I do, I add more to the list:

While this page is more for me than it is for you, I hope you find something helpful. I hope your journey to find Jesus leads you to the peace and comfort this world cannot provide. I hope you come to know Him and accept His sacrifice in your life.

Those of us who have partaken of the Atonement are under obligation to bear faithful testimony of our Lord and Savior.
His atonement was the most important event that ever happened. The creation of this earth, the establishment of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and the labors of the great patriarchs and prophets—all were prelude to His achievement on Calvary.