D. Todd Christofferson on the Savior's gifts to us

Elder D. Todd Christofferson (b. January 24, 1945) was called to the Seventy in 1993, and as a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles in 2008.

"By His Atonement and Resurrection, Jesus Christ has overcome all aspects of the Fall. Physical death will be temporary, and even spiritual death has an end, in that all come back into the presence of God, at least temporarily, to be judged. We can have ultimate trust and confidence in His power to overcome all else and grant us everlasting life....

"In the words of Elder Neal A. Maxwell: 'Christ's victory over death ended the human predicament. Now there are only personal predicaments, and from these too we may be rescued by following the teachings of him who rescued us from general extinction.' (The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book p. 287)

"Having satisfied the demands of justice, Christ now steps into the place of justice; or we might say He is justice, just as He is love (See 1 John 4:8). Likewise, besides being a 'perfect, just God,' He is a perfect, merciful God (Alma 42:15). Thus, the Savior makes all things right. No injustice in mortality is permanent, even death, for He restores life again. No injury, disability, betrayal, or abuse goes uncompensated in the end because of His ultimate justice and mercy.

"By the same token, we are all accountable to Him for our lives, our choices, and our actions, even our thoughts. Because He redeemed us from the Fall, our lives are in reality His."

- D. Todd Christofferson, "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ," Ensign, May 2014, pp. 111-114
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It's always beneficial to ponder the blessings that come to us from the Atonement and the Resurrection, as Elder Christofferson does in this excerpt. They include overcoming both physical and spiritual death for all of God's children. The reassurance that "We can have ultimate trust and confidence in His power to overcome all else" is a powerful one.

Elder Maxwell's words, quoted in this excerpt, help to see the perspective. We create many personal predicaments from which we need rescue; and He is always willing to assist, as we follow His teachings:

In the grand, eternal balance of justice and mercy, "the Savior makes all things right." Specifically, every injustice that we perceive in our current challenges will be made right in His eternal hands: "No injury, disability, betrayal, or abuse goes uncompensated in the end because of His ultimate justice and mercy." What a beautiful promise!