10 Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.
12 And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance.
15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
(Doctrine and Covenants 18:10-16)
What are these verses of scripture saying. I am going to summarize it by saying that the worth of a soul is equal to the infinite atonement. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ, with all the incomprehensible pain and anguish that that entails, was the price that he was willing to pay to save a soul. Even one single soul was worth what he did.
Now what? Now I need to do a couple things. First of all, I need to spend my life gaining a better understanding of the atonement of Christ because as I do I will understand better what I am worth and what each and every person on this earth is worth. Second, I must start treating people according to their value. You could say this is a follow up to my previous post about treating people as people and not objects. This perspective will help me achieve that previous goal.
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