However, we are unclean, for we disobey to some extent the commandments of God. We also came to be proven to see whether we would obey all of God’s commandments (see Abr. We came to this earth to obtain a physical body and to learn and grow by our own experiences. The basic concept of why we need an atonement may be summarized fairly simply: You and I lived before this life in a celestial home with our heavenly parents. You may know much about the gospel as it branches from there, but if you only know the branches and those branches do not touch the root, if they have been cut free from that truth, there will be no life nor substance nor redemption in them.” 1 The Plan of Redemption This truth is the very root of Christian doctrine. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said: “Through Him mercy can be fully extended to each of us without offending the eternal law of justice. Concerning the centrality of the mission and Atonement of Christ, President Boyd K. The Savior taught, “This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” ( John 17:3).
It is crucial that every individual know our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and gain an understanding of the Atonement wrought on our behalf.
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