He died for all of us, and for each of us.
Are they contradictory statements? No. It is a single statement, and it is true. This phrase came to me, more than once today, and as I have been wanting to write on it, this seemed like a good time to do so. In the Pearl of Great Price, one of the works of scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , is the book of Moses. This book of scripture, received by revelation by the prophet Joseph Smith has this phrase, encapsulated in verse. Moses 1:39 states For behold, this is my work and my glory- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. The world was created for this purpose, man was created so that the spirit children of our Father in Heaven could come down, live a mortal life in which they have no memory of their lives prior, to learn faith, obedience, repentance, and to learn to love our fellow beings as Our Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ, love us. However, we are not perfect, and cannot ach...