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The Strengthening and Enabling Power of the Atonement

               For this last section of the teachings of the Book of Mormon, I have really been thinking about the lesson titled: “The Strengthening and Enabling Power of the Atonement.” I feel like as the semester is coming to an end, and as life continues to throw its curves at me, I am having to believe more in the strengthening and enabling power of the Atonement. It is only available to me through my Savior Jesus Christ. One of the main points of the lesson is that the Book of Mormon teaches that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can be strengthened and enabled to put off the natural man and become a saint. In Mosiah chapter three, King Benjamin says: For the natural man is an enemy to God and has been since the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ, the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full
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The Doctrine of Jesus Christ

For this unit in the Teachings of the Book of Mormon we focused our studies on the doctrine of Jesus Christ. If I am honest I never really thought that there was a “doctrine of Jesus Christ.” I always thought that the doctrine we talk about all the time would be the “doctrine of Jesus Christ,” but I am grateful that I was given the chance to study this topic further. According to my studies the Four major doctrines are Faith, Repentance, Baptism and the Sacrament, and the Gift of the Holy Ghost and Enduring to the End. If that sounds familiar, great! I thought so too. I thought that these doctrines were things I had been taught as doctrines my whole life in the church. One great thing that came out of this unit is that this isn’t anything new or earthshattering to me; however, as I studied these topics and talked about them in class I became more aware of my testimony of these things. I thought of the fourth article of faith as I was going through this unit: “We believe that the fir
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The Atonement of Jesus Christ

I am taking a Book of Mormon class this semester and we have been asked to share some of the things we have learned. It's only four weeks in and I know that my testimony has grown so much. One of the topics that I have loved the most is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. In class, Brother Clark shared something that I have not really thought about. Often times, when talking about the Atonement, that is all that we focus on when in reality we need to understand that the Atonement was made possible because of Jesus Christ. The Atonement is the action and the Savior is the means by which we receive the power of the Atonement. Once we realize that the joy and happiness we feel when we repent and the strength we can receive through the Savior’s Atonement we start to have a relationship with Him and have a desire to do better and change. Alma said: “And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith
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