Article III-Atonement and Salvation The third LDS Article of Faith says, “We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the (LDS) gospel.” LDS Apostle James Talmage said on page 85 of his book The Articles of Faith, “The extent of the atonement is universal, applying to all descendants of Adam. Even the unbeliever, the heathen, and the child who dies before reaching the age of discretion, all are redeem