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Easter
Week 13: March 25–31
“He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings”
“He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings”
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Main Points to Ponder
The lesson reminds us that the Book of Mormon expands our understanding of the sacrifice and suffering of Christ in important ways. Ponder the following scriptures:
You may want to write in your scriptures or journal what the spirit teaches you about Jesus’ suffering and what meaning that has to you personally.
Faithful Answers to Difficult Questions
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints understand the significance of Christ’s death on the cross?
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints understand the significance of the blood shed by Christ?
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints diminish the importance of Jesus Christ and His atonement?
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints view the extent of the atonement of Jesus Christ?
- Question: Why don’t Latter-day Saints observe Palm Sunday like many other Christian religions?
- Question: How does the Latter-day Saint view of the Atonement compare to the evangelical Christian view?
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints view the historical position of the Christian church with regard to the atonement of Jesus Christ?
- Question: How is the atonement of Jesus Christ portrayed in Latter-day Saint hymns?
Digging Deeper
Lesson Devotional
Easter
By Scott Hansen, Contributor
Each year, the coming of spring connotes a time of rebirth. Snow melts, plants grow, and flowers bloom. It’s no coincidence that we celebrate the rebirth of our Savior during the spring. Malachi prophesied that after death, our Savior would “arise with healing in his wings” (Malachi 4:2). The beauty of the resurrection is found in the promise that because of Jesus Christ, we all will live again someday. This truth was confirmed to Wilford Woodruff in a conversation with an angel: Wilford “saw armies of men in the first resurrection, clothed with the robes of the Holy Priesthood.”[1]
Through a revelatory experience, Wilford’s faith and hope in the doctrine of resurrection became knowledge. He saw for himself the promised blessings of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. He knew that the grave would have no victory (see Mosiah 16:7–9). If you are struggling with your faith in Jesus Christ this Easter season, find refuge in the experiences of others. Through continued diligent seeking, you, too, can turn your faith into knowledge that because of our Savior, we will all live again.
Endnotes
1 Discourse by Wilford Woodruff, March 3, 1889, p. 2, The Wilford Woodruff Papers,
Scott Hansen
Scott Hansen is an intern for the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project. Busy completing his second semester at BYU, Scott enjoys reading the firsthand accounts of early Church leaders. His work on the Project has strengthened his testimony of the Restoration and has helped bring early Church figures to life.
Lesson devotionals are provided by the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation. Its mission is to digitally preserve and publish Wilford Woodruff’s eyewitness account of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ from 1833 to 1898. It seeks to make Wilford Woodruff’s records universally accessible to inspire all people, especially the rising generation, to study and to increase their faith in Jesus Christ. See wilfordwoodruffpapers.org.
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