President's Message at Interviews

President Pimentel taught about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. In many ways it is like a gift certificate, paid for and freely given. Understanding the Atonement increases our desire to share the Gospel. The Atonement gives us solace and strength. Solace for:

• sins that are our fault
• suffering that is not our fault: sickness, pain
• suffering caused by someone else

Strength:

• Atonement gives us strength and power to do things that we could not do on our own, see Jacob 4:6,7

All that is unfair in life can be made right through the Atonement. When applied, we have infinite solace, power and strength in our lives.