Great lesson on Sunday!!

Strengthened by the Atonement of Jesus Christ...

Dallin H. Oaks

"In mortality we have the certainty of death and the burden of sin.  The Atonement of Jesus Christ offsets these two certainties of mortal life.  But apart from death and sin, we have many other challenges as we struggle through mortality.  Because of that same Atonement, our savior can provide us the strength we need to overcome these mortal challenges."

Have you ever wondered why Christ suffered these mortal challenges of every kind?

It was so that he could feel or experience everything that we could ever feel or experience, 

He can help the weak to become stronger..

Our Savior experienced and suffered the fulness of all mortal challenges "according to the flesh" so He could know "according to the flesh" how to succor his people according to their infirmities.  He knows our struggles, our heartaches, our temptations, and our suffering, for He willingly experienced them all as an essential part of His Atonement.  And because of this, His Atonement empowers Him to succor us---to give us the strength to bear it all!!

How firm a foundation..

Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed,

For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand...

Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand!!

One day all of these mortal burdens will pass away and there will be no more pain!!!  I pray that we will all understand the hope and strength of our Savior's Atonement; the assurance of immortality, the opportunity for eternal life, and the sustaining strength we can receive if only we will ask.

This is a great talk--read it.  Page 61 of the November 2015 Ensign.

It gives us great hope and helps us look to the future without fear!!