Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice

"What eternal purpose would our Father’s plan of happiness have had except it be made alive through the infinite and eternal Atonement of His gloriously obedient Son? What eternal purpose would have come from the Creation of the earth, where intelligences tabernacled with spirits would receive a body, if death were the end of existence and none would be resurrected? What a glorious moment [Easter] morning was for all who understood its significance. ...Jesus Christ lives. He is our Savior, our Redeemer. He is a glorious, resurrected being. ...He gave His life to break the bonds of death. His Atonement made fully active the plan of happiness of His Father in Heaven. ...Without the Atonement, Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness could not have been placed fully into effect. ...It is vital that we each learn what we can about [the Atonement.  It is the] essential ingredient of our Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness without which that plan could not have been activated." Elder Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!" April 2010