“The
eternal exaltation of Christ himself – though he was a God and had power and
intelligence like unto his Father – was dependent upon gaining a mortal body,
overcoming the world by obedience, passing through the portals of death, and
then coming forth in glorious immortality with a perfected celestial body.
“Christ
came into the world to work out his own salvation with fear and trembling
before the Father. There neither was, nor is, nor shall be any other way for
anyone. To house a spirit body, even that of a God, in an eternal tabernacle
like that of the Father, requires a mortal birth and a mortal death.
“Christ
wrought his atonement, first for himself and his own salvation, then for the
salvation of all those who believe on his name, and finally and in a lesser
degree for all the sons of Adam. “
-
Bruce
R. McConkie, “The Promised Messiah” p
456
Such magnitude of power
Of love, mercy and light
Cradled in small caverns
Of a baby’s heart.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Baby Jesus by Jennifer Hickey)
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