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He is Risen! By President Thomas S. Monson
"To understand the meaning of death, we must appreciate the purpose of life. The dim light of belief must yield to the noonday sun of revelation, by which we know that we lived before our birth into mortality. In our premortal state, we were doubtless among the sons and daughters of God, who shouted for joy because of the opportunity to come to this challenging yet necessary mortal existence. We know that our purpose was to gain a physical body, to overcome trials, and to prove that we would keep the commandments of God. Our Father knew that because of the nature of mortality, we would be tempted, would sin, and would fall short. So that we might have every chance of success, He provided a Savior, who would suffer and die for us. Not only would He atone for our sins, but as a part of the Atonement, He would also overcome the physical death to which we would be subject because of the Fall of Adam...
No words in Christendom mean more to me than those spoken by the angel to the weeping Mary Magdalene and the other Mary when, on the first day of the week, they approached the tomb to care for the body of their Lord. Spoke the angel:
"Why seek ye the living among the dead?
"He is not here, but is risen." Luke 24: 5-6
Our Savior lived again. The most glorious, comforting and reassuirng of all events of human history had taken place - the victory over death. The pain and agony of Gethsemane and Calvary had been wiped away. The salvation of mankind had been secured. The Fall of Adam had been reclaimed.
The empty tomb that first Easter morning was the answer to Job's question, "If a man die, shall he live again?" To all within the sound of my voice, I declare, If a man die, he shall live again. We know, for we have the light of revealed truth."
This is an excerpt from a talk given by our prophet in April 2010. To read the entire discourse, go to LDS. org at http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1207-28,00.html
No words in Christendom mean more to me than those spoken by the angel to the weeping Mary Magdalene and the other Mary when, on the first day of the week, they approached the tomb to care for the body of their Lord. Spoke the angel:
"Why seek ye the living among the dead?
"He is not here, but is risen." Luke 24: 5-6
Our Savior lived again. The most glorious, comforting and reassuirng of all events of human history had taken place - the victory over death. The pain and agony of Gethsemane and Calvary had been wiped away. The salvation of mankind had been secured. The Fall of Adam had been reclaimed.
The empty tomb that first Easter morning was the answer to Job's question, "If a man die, shall he live again?" To all within the sound of my voice, I declare, If a man die, he shall live again. We know, for we have the light of revealed truth."
This is an excerpt from a talk given by our prophet in April 2010. To read the entire discourse, go to LDS. org at http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1207-28,00.html
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