"Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre...she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master." (John 20:11, 14-16).
What I love about Easter is not only do we get to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, be we also get to be reminded that we too get to be resurrected, because of the mercy of a loving God! " Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous" "[In] the time which is appointed of God that the dead shall come forth, and be reunited, both soul and body...The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame." (Alma 11:44; 40:21-23). What a blessing! We will all be resurrected and blessed with a perfected body! I am grateful to a loving God who will allow us, His children, to see those we love again and even have a perfect body just as He does.
Our living Prophet today, Thomas S. Monson, has declared his testimony of the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
"My beloved brothers and sisters, in our hour of deepest sorrow, we can receive profound peace from the words of the angel that first Easter morning: 'He is not here: for he is risen.'
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! (Hymn #199)
As one of His special witnesses on earth today, this glorious Easter Sunday, I declare that this is true, in His sacred name—even the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior—amen." (He is Risen, April 2010)
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