He Is Risen

During this Easter season,  I have been thinking a lot about what Easter is really all about.  We all love the easter bunny, and Easter egg hunts, and eating lots of candy, but have you ever thought of why Easter is so important.  I know I have, and I have thought a lot about the true meaning of Easter.  The reason that we have Easter is because of Jesus Christ.  We celebrate Easter in rememberance of the day when Christ was resurrected.  Easter is the day when we celebrate Christ's victory over death!  It is truly one of my favorite holidays.  But why is this so important?  Why is it so important that Christ was resurrected?  Well it was important that Christ, our Savior, conquered death, so that we could too.  That is what is so incredible about Easter is that through Jesus Christ, each and everyone of us can overcome death ourselves, and that is a gift from the savior!  Isn't it just incredible!  You will overcome death through Jesus Christ; that is his free gift to all.  Death is something that must come upon each one of us, but death is not the end.  In Christ, death has no sting.  Each and everyone of you will be resurrected as well, through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the holy messiah! This is explained so well by a prophet named Jacob.  He said 

"8 Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise" (2 Nephi 2:8)  

Christ was truly the first to be resurrected, but he will not be the last!  That gift is open to all!  Isn't it just amazing?!

He is Risen!

Along with each and every prophet that has been called to testify that Jesus Christ is our savior,  I would like to add my witness.  I know that he lives.  I absolutely know this.  My testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ has brought the most happiness and peace into my life, then anything else in the world.  Now I have not felt the wounds in his hands,  I have not had his hands layed upon my head, and I have not seen his presence,  but I still know, as a fact, that he lives.  He suffered for each one of us.  He knows each and everyone of us by name.  He is truly the Son of God.  I have not always had this testimony, but as I have served my Lord on my mission, I have come to know my savior in a very personal way.  I do not know much right now.  I am not a bible scholar.  I am not learned in many things, but the most important thing that I do know is that Jesus Christ lives.  Out of every thing I know, the one thing I know with the most sincerity of my heart is that my redeemer lives.  My Father in Heaven has testified this to my heart through his Holy Spirit, and God does not lie. (Enos 1:6)  Above everything else, that is what I want each and everyone of you to truly know, that Jesus Christ lives.  Because of Him, you will live as well. 

This is a great website to go to, to see other great videos about Easter and Christ!
 http://easter.mormon.org/