Was that all that was Required?

Sisters, I do not know why we have the many trials that we have, but it is my personal feeling that the reward is so great, so eternal and everlasting, so joyful and beyond our understanding that in that day of reward, we may feel to say to our merciful, loving Father, “Was that all that was required?” I believe that if we could daily remember and recognize the depth of that love our Heavenly Father and our Savior have for us, we would be willing to do anything to be back in Their presence again, surrounded by Their love eternally. What will it matter, dear sisters, what we suffered here if, in the end, those trials are the very things which qualify us for eternal life and exaltation in the kingdom of God with our Father and Savior? (Linda Reeves, E 11/15)

A Close Embrace

“Rich meaning is found in study of the word atonement in the Semitic languages of Old Testament times.  In Hebrew, the basic word for atonement is kaphar, a verb that means ‘to cover’ or ‘to forgive.’  closely related is the Aramaic or Arabic word kafat, meaning ‘a close embrace...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.” (The Atonement E 11/96:34, E Nelson)

Complete Forgiveness

“Save for the exemption of the very few who defect to perdition, there is no habit, no addiction, no crime exempted from the promise of COMPLETE FORGIVENESS.  That is the promise of the atonement of Christ.” (The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness, E 11/95:20, BKP)