Saturday Morning Session
The Atonement of Jesus Christ Provides the Ultimate Rescue
Excerpts
The pioneer experience provides Latter-day Saints with a unique historical tradition and a powerful collective spiritual legacy. …
Most of the handcart Saints experienced hardship but avoided major adverse events. But two handcart companies, the Willie company and the Martin company, experienced starvation, exposure to freezing weather, and many deaths. …
President Brigham Young first became aware of the perilous situation of these companies on October 4, 1856. …
He asked the bishops to provide 60 mule teams, 12 or more wagons, and 12 tons (10,886 kg) of flour and proclaimed, “Go and bring in those people now on the plains.”
… Without the timely rescue, many more would have perished. …
Without the Atonement, we cannot save ourselves from sin and death. …
During this Easter season, our focus is on the Savior and His atoning sacrifice. The Atonement provides hope and light at a time that for many seems dark and dreary. …
I share three recommendations which I think are particularly relevant for our day.
First, do not underestimate the importance of doing what we can to rescue others from physical and especially spiritual challenges.
Second, gratefully accept the Savior’s Atonement. …
My third counsel is to set aside consistent time to faithfully contemplate the Savior’s Atonement. There are many ways to do this in our personal religious observance. However, attending sacrament meeting and partaking of the sacrament are especially significant.
Equally important is regular attendance in a temple where possible. …
… The Atonement of Jesus Christ provides the ultimate rescue from the trials we face in this life.