Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. St. John 15:13

And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
1 Nephi 11:16-17

Christ loved us so much He would lay down His life for us. Christ loved us so much He did lay down His life for us. Christ would rather have gone through our pains for us than have to watch us go through them ourselves. He did go through our pains, so that we could be healed of them. He would rather suffer for our sins than have us suffer for them. He did suffer for our sins so that we don't have to suffer for them. He loved us, and He loves us still.