Alma 42:23 But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.
The value of the resurrection, to be brought back to the presence of God to be judged.
Helaman 5:9 O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto his people; yea, remember that there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who shall come; yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.
In speaking of the atonement of Christ and the resurrection, these verses are so clear and complete.
3 Nephi 11:14 Arise and come for the unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world.
And here is the proof to this people that Jesus really did do all those things that were prophesied about Him. I sense that it will yet be the opportunity of all of us in our own time to come to know conclusively that Jesus is the Christ, that He suffered, bled, and died to redeem each of us. And the proof will be in having the opportunity to feel the prints of the nails in His hands, in His feet, and the wound in His side -- almost as if it were a sacred ordinance. Maybe it is. I look forward to that day and hope to have it sooner than later.
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