What is the Atonement? The suffering, power and love manifested by the Savior in the Garden of Gethsemane, the cross and the tomb.
Three principal purposes of the Atonement include 1. restoring that which was lost by the Fall of Adam. Namely, the resurrection to overcome death and restoring all men to the presence of God, overcoming the separation caused by the Fall. 2. Provide the possibility of repentance. With the cleansing power of the Atonement, we can be cleansed from our sins. 3. Exaltation. The Atonement provides us with the power to not only be cleansed from sin, but to become better and better, to lift us above our situations. To become one with the Savior as he prayed for those who believed him that “they all might be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee. “