3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
Simply, the suffering of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins, is what we refer to as the Atonement. We believe that the power to save created by this suffering is sufficient to save all mankind. If it is accepted and embraced, we will be prone to develop within one a desire to live the gospels teachings and strive to keep the commandments of God which will bring all closer to Christ.
Let us remember the conversion of the people addressed by King Benjamin who said "Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually" ~Mosiah 5:2
