...when people think of the atonement, they most often think about how the Savior filled in the gaps for their own sins, ... So normally we think of the atonement as something that Christ has done for us - for ourselves... but... he has atoned for the sins of others... the Lord offers to those who have been harmed or potentially harmed by the sins of others the help and sustenance they need to be made whole. Those deprived of love can receive his love. The companionless can find a companion in him. Those with a cross to bear can find another who carries and makes it light. With their burdens lifted in this way, the sinned-against are saved from the provocation to sin and are therefore redeemed from their own sins.
The Peacegiver by James L. Ferrell. 2004. p.53
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