Principle: The Atonement of Jesus Christ makes it possible to overcome the obstacles of spiritual and physical death.
We cannot return to live with our Heavenly Father on our own. It is necessary for us to have the help of Jesus Christ. We can gain the help of Jesus Christ through the Atonement. "The Atonement of Jesus Christ [was] an act of pure love." As we read in Alma Chapter 34 verses 8 through 10, Amulek testifies that Christ shall come among the children of men to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he will atone for the sins of the world as spoken by the Lord God. It is part of our Heavenly Father's plan that Jesus Christ shall come and die for our sins and it was necessary to happen so that we may live, once again, with our Father in heaven.
Principle: Heavenly Father prepared degrees of glory for His children.
We learn from the scriptures that all the children of God, except the sons of perdition, will be saved in a degree of glory, being celestial, terrestrial, and telestial. Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explains that "the righteous... will ultimately go to a kingdom of glory more wonderful than any of us can comprehend." I find that absolutely amazing as I attend school here in Hawaii. I view Hawaii as paradise on Earth and to believe that there will be a place, a kingdom even more breathtaking and glorious than this place is just amazing and leaves me excited to find out more about a place like that.
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