ARTICLE OF FAITH 3 - BE SAVED BY THE ATONEMENT OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

We have a list of ARTICLES OF FAITH.  The THIRD ARTICLE says:

3.  We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.


ROMANS 3: 23   The Apostle Paul says

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

In the book of Doctrine and Covenants, the ONLY BOOK ON EARTH which has the PREFACE PERSONALLY DICTATED BY THE GOD OF HEAVEN, says:

DOCTRINE and COVENANTS 1:  30-32

30 And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased, speaking unto the church collectively and not individually—

31 FOR I THE LORD CANNOT LOOK UPON SIN WITH THE LEAST DEGREE OF ALLOWANCE;

32 Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven;

This is where the Atonement comes in.
NO UNCLEAN THING CAN COME INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD, SO ALL MUST BE CLEANSED OF SIN. 

Neither we nor anyone else can do this for us.  Only the Son of God, who was born on earth by a Heavenly Father and an Earthly Mother, who lived a perfect life and had the way to feel our pains because of having an earthly mother and to perform the suffering of the pains of Gethsemane for our sins and had the power to resurrect His body after 3 days.

Jesus Christ became OUR mediator with God the Father, to plead our case before Him.

HEBREWS 5: 8-9

8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.

Though He was Jehovah, the Second Member of the Godhead, He came to earth as Jesus Christ, to suffer for us so we would not suffer if we kept His commandments and repented of our sins.

THE ATONEMENT is INFINITE in SCOPE.
What most people do not realize is that John told us in the Book of John in the New Testament.  He mentioned “In the beginning was the Word.” 

It is in capital letters.  Why because “Word” is a name. 

Substitute “WORD” for JEHOVAH, who we know was born on earth as Jesus Christ.

JOHN1: 1-5, 10-14

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM; AND WITHOUT HIM WAS NOT ANYTHING MADE THAT WAS MADE.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

10 He was in the world, AND THE WORLD WAS MADE BY HIM, and the world knew him not.  (and unfortunately still does not know Him)

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.  (the Jews)

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word (or JEHOVAH) was made flesh, (JESUS CHRIST) and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

So, the mercy of the Atonement extends not only to an infinite number of people, but also to an infinite number of WORLDS created by HIM.  (under the direction of God the Father when Jesus Christ was known as Jehovah)

This is OUR time to learn and make choices with our free agency whether good or bad, and if bad, repent of them and try to do better.