“And it is eternally
important for all of us to recognize that both of these essential elements of
the journey of mortality—both putting off the natural man and becoming a saint,
both overcoming bad and becoming good—are accomplished through the power of the
Atonement. Individual willpower, personal determination and motivation,
effective planning and goal setting are necessary but ultimately insufficient
for us to triumphantly complete this mortal journey. Truly, we must come to
rely upon “the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah” (2 Nephi 2:8).
Elder David A. Bednar, “The Atonement and the Journey of
Mortality,” Ensign, Apr 2012, 42.
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