Day 9

Day 9
How do I show my gratitude for the Atonement?

Alma 34:37 with emphasis on verse 38
Omni 1:26

*What things can I earnestly and honestly thank my Heavenly Father for today? D&C 78:19

President Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972) observed: "One of the greatest sins, both in magnitude and extent...is the sin of ingratitude...The punishment of physical pain coming from the nails driven in his hands and feet, was not the greatest of his suffering, excruciating as that surely was. The greater suffering was the spiritual and mental anguish coming from the load of our transgressions which he carried...As it is, whenever we sin, we show our ingratitude and disregard of the suffering of the Son of God by and through which we shall rise from the dead and live forever. If we really understood and could feel even to a small degree, the love and gracious willingness on the part of Jesus Christ to suffer for our sins we would be willing to repent of all our transgressions and serve him." The Restoration of All Things (1945), 199.

Old Testament: Isaiah 53 D&C: sections 19, 20, 29, 76, 88, 93 Pearl of Great Price: Moses

New Testament: 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Peter 1, 1 Timothy 2, Hebrews 2 & 4

Book of Mormon: Alma 5, 11, 34, 39-42, Mosiah 3 & 4, 3 Ne. 27, 2 Ne. 2 & 9, Mormon 8 & 9