What is the Atonement of Jesus Christ? March Come Follow Me

 

What is the Atonement of Jesus Christ?  March Come Follow Me Young Women Lesson.

This is a fantastic introductory lesson for the entire month.  It is also a great lesson for Easter.  One thing you can see in the package above, is we used the symbol of the olive tree.  This is something I often do when teaching about this topic.  Years and years ago I read an article by Truman G. Madsen called, “The Allegory of the Olive Tree – The Olive Press:  A Symbol of Christ”. You can find it HERE, and I highly recommend it!   That was such a powerful talk and gives such a reverent perspective of the Atonement, using the olive press as a symbol.  I suggest you take a look at that talk and see if it gives you any teaching ideas.  There is also an a version that was put into the Ensign, you can find that HERE.

Another talk I would recommend, is the classic talk by Elder Bruce R. McConkie called, “The Purifying Power of Gethsemane“.  This talk is often called “The Final Testimony” because he passed away a couple of weeks after this talk was given.  In fact, you should watch some of the videos available (you can find it on You Tube). You would never know how sick he was.  What a man he was.  You can see a youtube version of this talk HERE with some scenes from the Savior’s life overlapping his words.  What a wonderful thing to watch with your family!

Teaching about this topic always feels like a heavy assignment to me.  I never feel like I can do the topic proper justice.  So that is why I would recommend looking up some talks like that, it gives a fresh, new perspective and helps put you in the place to receive inspiration.

If you are interested in the teaching package above, you can find it HERE.

Or you can find a combo pack of the March lessons HERE.