Celebrating on Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday. Some celebrate this day with egg hunts, candy, toys, or fancy dinners. I would rather have my family try to remember that this is a day to celebrate the Atonement and Resurrection of the Saviour. There has been no greater gift offered to every human being than that of repentance and a hope of eternal life through the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. What a truly wonderful message this is!

The tomb where the body of Jesus Christ is believed to have been laid.
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At this Easter season of hope and renewal we testify of the glorious reality of the atonement and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The empty tomb brought comforting assurance and provided the answer to the question of Job, “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14).

Because of the Savior’s resurrection we will overcome death and become the beneficiaries of His mercy and grace. In a world of trouble and uncertainty, His peace fills our hearts and eases our minds. Jesus is in very deed “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

We give our sure witness that Jesus is the Christ. Though He was crucified, He rose triumphant from the tomb to our everlasting blessing and benefit. To each member of the human family He stands as our Advocate, our Savior, and our Friend.

The First Presidency of the Church (President Thomas S. Monson and his counselors, President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf)

In the following video, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland describes the Savior’s solitary journey to overcome sin and death and testifies of the resulting blessings to all mankind.

"He is risen! He is risen!
Tell it out with joyful voice.
He has burst his three days’ prison;
Let the whole wide earth rejoice.
Death is conquered; man is free.
Christ has won the victory."
("199: He Is Risen!,” Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, no. 199)

I invite you to think about these things, to pray about them and allow the Holy Ghost to bear witness that these messages are true. I have done so and testify that they are.