My beloved brothers and sisters and friends, I come humbly to this pulpit this morning because I wish to speak about the greatest event in all of 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. Such acceptance requires a continued effort to understand it more fully. The Atonement advances our mortal course of learning by making it possible for our natures to become more perfect. All of us have sinned and need to repent to fully pay our part of the debt. When we sincerely repent, the Savior's magnificent Atonement pays the rest of that debt.