Comments on: Jesus overcoming mortality

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:18 +0000

So did I until I read verse 22. Now it seems it was more than that.

By: Tyler M

Tyler M — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:49:15 +0000

I always understood that He suffered all the pains of mortality so that He could be empathetic to our pains and understanding when we come to him with our grief.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:44:31 +0000

Glad I could help, Michaela. :)

By: Michaela Stephens

Michaela Stephens — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:52:54 +0000

Aha!! NOW I know why I was able to have the Atonement cover a bad day that I had!

I got back from a wretched day back in 1998 and I wished I could just escape from it and I got the idea to pray for the Atonement to cover it and it seemed to all go away. It was such a relief of a burden that it seemed like the ceiling had been suddenly lifted and removed to let the sky in.

I always remembered that and I wondered why it could be done, and this finally answers my question.

Thanks so much!

By: Sally Haysom

Sally Haysom — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:19:21 +0000

it's all about the difference between just being and doing.. following the letter of the law and following the Spirit of the law, following the commandments and being truly converted. Christ was truly converted, we are still at the stage of following the commandments.

On the other hand.. if we suffer in silence does that mean we get a higher degree of peace someday and if we suffer out loud does that mean we're still not there yet?

By: Jason of the East

Jason of the East — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:23:37 +0000

Perhaps we could look at it this way:

I he was given the choice to overcome all pains, then as sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, we can overcome all our pains as well.

Suffering for our sins gave us 'insurance' if we repent, obey the commandments.

Suffering all our pains gives us 'assurance' that we too can be at peace/relieved someday.