"Seeing ourselves in our full responsibility means also seeing ourselves in our weaknesses, in our lost opportunities, and in our failures--which makes us humble and meek.  We see the necessity to enter into a covenant with the author of life, to activate the atoning blood of Christ to wash us clean, and to embrace, gratefully, the gracious gift of the Holy Ghost for our essential empowerment."

F. Enzio Busche, "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit," BYU Devotional Address, May 14, 1996

"I testify that the Savior's Atonement lifts from us not only the burden of our sins but also the burden of our disappointments and sorrows, our heartaches and our despair." 


Jeffrey R. Holland

"I've become more comfortable with how uncomfortable it is. The Atonement covers our ineffectiveness and insufficiencies, and it's my whole dependence on the Lord that makes it possible for me to become more comfortable with the burden [of being the General Relief Society President.]"

Julie B. Beck, "Sister Julie B. Beck: Continuing the Legacy," LDS Living, March/April 2012

"We can't expect to be 'fit companions of the Gods,' like Eliza R. Snow said, if we haven't had to do the work to become that.  A lot of that is lonely work between us and the Lord and calling upon His Atonement to help us through our experience.  The journey is what makes us."

Julie B. Beck, "Sister Julie B. Beck: Continuing the Legacy," LDS Living, March/April 2012

"Through it all, the Savior offers us sustaining strength and support, and in His own time and way, He offers deliverance."

L. Whitney Clayton, "That Your Burdens May Be Light," Ensign, Nov 2009

"Jesus Christ took upon Himself the weight of...the injustices that are committed in the world to the end that we can be free from the consequences."

Jorge Zeballos, "Attempting the Impossible," Ensign, Nov 2009