The Atonement

“There is no greater evidence of the infinite power and perfection of God’s love than is declared by the Apostle John: ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son’ (John 3:16). Another Apostle wrote that God ‘spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all’ (Romans 8:32). Think how it must have grieved our Heavenly Father to send His Son to endure incomprehensible suffering for our sins. That is the greatest evidence of His love for each of us!”-Dallin H. Oaks.

I really like this quote, it lets me know that our Father in Heaven loves us so much that we can't even imagine. There is a scripture in the New Testament that illustrates how good our Heavenly Father is to us.

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"(Matt 7:11) He gave us his Son do that we would be able to return to him.

Two Hands

This a story that I found and it is really profound, It is about our savior. "While walking in in the sand one day I tripped and fell and while I lay two hands reached out to lift me high. One hand was moist, the other dry. One hand was tattered,worn,and abused. The other hand soft, smooth and unused. I knew not which hand to take in mine to lift me up and guide me through time. For one hand would lead me back home to God, the other away from the iron rod. Cautiously I picked the tattered, torn hand it lifted me up and again I could stand. I knew then I'd picked the Lord's helping hand, for Satan would've left me there in the sand. I wondered why His hand was so worn and abused and then I remembered how much it was used." -Kara Bishop I read this and was thinking how many times has the Lord reached out his hand to us? I know he has for me and I know that he will for you if you ask and remember who can bring you back to God.

Return

So I am kinda on a quote kick. So I found this one about love.
"Instead of allowing yourself to be unhappy, just let your love grow,as God wants it to grow. Seek goodness in others. Love others unselfishly, without thought of return. The return, never fear, will take care of itself."(Henery Drummond)I really like that because I know that in my own life I need to learn to love just as Christ loves. His love is pure and unconditional. I fell that if we all tried to love as Christ loved then we would never expect anything in return.