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One of the reasons that the Savior’s Atonement is not appreciated in the world at large is because much of society takes the position that a loving Father in Heaven should exact no consequences for conduct that is contrary to His commandments. This was apparently the position taken by Corianton, the son of Alma the Younger in the Book of Mormon. He had engaged in grievous immoral conduct and was being counseled by Alma. Alma helped Corianton understand that it is not an “injustice that the sinner should be consigned to a state of misery” (Alma 42:1). He noted that starting with Adam, a merciful God had provided a “space for repentance,” because without repentance, “the great plan of salvation would have been frustrated” (Alma 42:5). Seen in their true light, the glorious blessings of repentance and adherence to the Savior’s teachings are monumentally important. It is not unfair to be clear, as Alma was with Corianton, about the consequences of sinful choices and lack of repentance. After Corianton’s repentance, Alma concluded, “let these things trouble you no more, and only let your sins trouble you, with that trouble which shall bring you down unto repentance” (Alma 42:29). The remarkable and celestial blessing of the Savior’s Atonement is that through repentance, sinful conduct is blotted out.