This year, make Easter personal.
This Easter season, we invite you to seek out a personal experience with your Savior, Jesus Christ. As you ponder your relationship with Him, consider the following:
- How can Jesus Christ deliver me from sin and death?
- How can Christ strengthen me in my weakness?
- How can Christ comfort me in my trials and individual suffering?
- What actions can I take right now to exercise my faith in His power to deliver me?
Consider referring to the Church’s Easter Study Plan as you study and worship this week. Click below to download a daily reading plan for Holy Week.
“On Easter Sunday we celebrate the most long-awaited and glorious event in the history of the world. It is the day that changed everything. On that day, my life changed. Your life changed. The destiny of all God’s children changed. When I think of what the Savior did for us leading up to that first Easter Sunday, I want to lift up my voice and shout praises to the Most High God and His Son, Jesus Christ! The gates of heaven are unlocked! The windows of heaven are opened! Today and forevermore, God’s grace is available to all.”¹
Witnesses of the Resurrected Christ
Consider the many witnesses who have testified of the Resurrected Christ.
- Matthew 28:1–10
- Luke 24:13–35
- John 20:19–29
- 1 Corinthians 15:1–8, 55
- 3 Nephi 11
- Mormon 1:15
- Ether 12:38–39
- Doctrine and Covenants 76:19–24; 110:1–10
- Joseph Smith—History 1:15–17
What impresses you about these testimonies?
The importance of your own personal witness of Christ
Your personal witness of Christ can give you hope and joy, regardless of your circumstances. Consider the following resources as you ponder this:
“Brothers and sisters, Easter is a time when the Christian world focuses on the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That one moment in time changed everything forever. The Savior broke down every barrier that stood in the way of our return to a loving Heavenly Father.”²
- 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?
Dig Deeper
- Evidences of the Resurrection podcast by Steve Densley, Jr.
- I Glory in my Jesus”: How Nephi Helps Us Grow Closer to the Savior by Neal Rappleye
- Reality of the Resurrection podcast by Steve Densley, Jr.
- The Mormon perspective on the atonement of Jesus Christ
- Treasure in Earthen Vessels by John S. Tanner
