The Atonement

When writing on the nature of Reality in my previous post “Reality,” as far along as I was in my thinking, I had not developed my ideas to the extent that they are now and what I consider to be the fullness of pure and authentic Reality. I had all of the ideas in the right order, even the image I used was ideal, but I could not see the bigger picture… yet. With all reverence and adherence to the precepts and laws of the gospel, I propose that the atonement of Jesus Christ is Reality itself.


Without the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, none of God’s children would have an existence from intelligences to divinity this all non defacto without the pivotal role of the Savior’s Atonement thus making all Reality possible.  It is the very essence of being itself.  It is the quality of existence that secular philosophers have looked for since Plato but have not had the truth until His restored Gospel.  Sadly, today is a day that defeats in purpose the presence of an absolute Reality and the very nature of meaning and the existence of truth. 


As I have pondered the Atonement and talked of it with friends, I have learned that we as Church members grasp only the slightest measure of the Atonement. We talk of it as a redemption and atoning sacrifice whereby all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel, but redemption from misdeeds is perhaps only the beginning of the power of the Atonement that we may just begin to realize the full purpose and potential of.  

Jesus Christ, our Savior, is the God of all Gods, there is one eternal round, his sacrifice was beyond human comprehension and Christ is and will reign as the supreme being whom we will glory in his everlasting light and find our joy in worshipping.  From the snowflake that falls in January to the lifetime he spends with a disabled individual weak in strength but not in spirit, Christ makes all possible and he is indeed the alpha and the omega in this eternal round.  We have so much to learn.



It is ubiquitous because there is nothing that it does not reach. This is, of course, not ubiquitous to the world where it is mocked thus the world forfeits its glorious blessings and the Plan of Salvation will effectuate little compared to the humble who carry the light of Christ in an attitude of true charity at all times to all persons whose agency is a factor of the atonement.  This makes it possible that all man is allowed to be freed from any past and move forward with progression in life to carry on without the stifling stagnation and heavy burden of sin, but unbound and unbroken, this not possible to be such without the ubiquitous Reality of the Atonement making existence possible and redeeming all from eternal bondage.  

Through charity we might share this core message of the Reality of salvation and eternal life to all we care for, and as humanity is our family that means many.  Never miss an opportunity to share the redemptive message of truth and peace of the Reality of the Savior to all and never loose a chance by letting go of charity and falling into pride.  This is the worst mistake as none is above the other and there is only one qualified to be judge and it is His truth that is the promise to share with every walk of life who will feel the literal love of Christ through the attitude of charity. 


The qualities of Reality that are made possible are eternal, real, wise and true, loving, caring, understanding, humble and charitable, with a strong and learned dependable mind to think securely and penetrative to discover further depths of truth of Reality for the self.  One can only, at the bar of justice, in the perfect state of his reality, stand firm and even look upon Him without having learned well what charity means and to have lived it as it is his pure love and his pure love is the universal power that darkness has no influence over but can easily be subdued yet the Savior loves God’s children and wants them to progress to their greatest even if it costs him suffering and pain. Thus, adversity is a blessing, a special gift, that one should be grateful for the opportunity offered in learning, growth, and achievement, allowed through His atoning love.

It is a wonderful thing to ponder the atonement and think of ways one might exercise it in ones life.  This can be more readily be done when one comes to the reality check of a lifetime, that Reality is the love of Jesus Christ whose Atonement is the being of all things.  With this secure reality check, one may focus on manners to apply the power of Christ’s atonement.  With contemplation, one may receive revelation of how Christ’s Reality might best serve in a dire hour of the “worldly” tempest, but there is no limit to the sources of blessings it can have on all aspects of life, all phases of life, beyond the “worldly,” this being a state of artificiality, as it is essentially Reality itself and to be attuned with it is to be in a very sure place.