I really like this song, and I think it applies to the world when the Lord will come again...

My Reflection on Easter Week

As many have noticed this past week I have taken of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints magazine The Friend (a children's magazine). Why have I done this? Well, Easter just happens to be my favorite holiday, and when looking at The Friend that I received I noticed it had this and I decided that I wanted to blog about it. The Prophet and the Apostles have told us to use technology for good, and this is the best good I know.

So, why is Easter my favorite holiday? Well, I honestly believe that without Easter there would be nothing else. There would be no Christmas, we'd have nothing to live for in this life. We would not be saved from death and the bonds of temptation. There would be no point to living. I know that without Christmas there would be no Easter, but had the Lord not atoned for our sins, died to save us all, and resurrected so that we might live again with Him and the Father who is in Heaven then His birth would not have been such a significant part in the world. Learning everything that happened about Easter has helped me to appreciate all that the Savior has done for me, and also helped me understand that He has done it all for us. He loves us, our Father in Heaven loves us, and He has given His only begotten Son to us as a sacrifice. 1 Corinthinians 15:21-22, “For this by man [Adam] came death, by man [Jesus] came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” Christ made it to where we do not have to suffer on our own. When a friend has 'betrayed' us, when we feel like no one in the world cares about what we are going through, when we have a hard time forgiving someone by the way they hurt us, and when we've lost a love one... we can Remember that Christ our Savior and Redeemer has suffered all these things for us, He loves us, and wants to help us. He is there and all we need to do is speak. It is said that He is standing at the door knocking, but He cannot be let in without you opening the door. Open the door and let Him into your life forever! 


I know that He lives, I know that He suffered for each of us. I know that His kingdom is on this earth today. I know that I am a member of His church. I know His prophet, Thomas S. Monson, is His mouthpiece for us to all the world today! I know the Book of Mormon to be true, and that it is another Testament that Jesus Christ lives. And I know that through Jospeh Smith His gospel was restored to all the earth. 


May God Bless each and every one of you on this blessed day! Find peace and happiness in all things through Him! And I bare this as my testimony in Him and all things that are good. In His name, even Jesus Christ our Savior and Redeemer. Amen.

HE IS RISEN!!!!!

Easter Sunday

Jesus was resurrected! He had risen from the tomb. An angel descended from heaven and rolled away the stone. Jesus told His disciples to teach and baptize others and promised to always be with them.
See Matthew 28.


What more can I say? Well, He rose and showed Himself to His disciples, but the story continues on today. As a resurrected being He visited the Americas and showed  Himself to all His people. And in 1820 A.D. Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father appeared to a young man of 14 years in a grove of trees. He was the first prophet of this dispensation of time. Christ can appear to His people today and He does help us through all things. Remember that He has risen for us, and we can be saved through Him by repentance.

Silent Saturday

Saturday

Jesus’s body lay in the tomb. A large stone was put in front of the door. The wicked priests asked Pilate to have guards stand outside the tomb to make sure no one went inside.
See Matthew 27:57–66.

So, what did happen on this day? Well, even though the Savior was in the tomb he did preach to the people in 'prison'. He always preached the gospel even during His death. So, Hi body lays in a tomb, but He is getting prepared to come again.

Last night the jews didn't want the bodies on the cross for the feast of the passover. However, Christ was already dead. So, they put a spear through His side, and blood & water streamed out. He sacrificed even after death for all of us. 

Calvary Friday

Friday

Jesus was taken to the high priest, Caiaphas. Jesus’s disciple Peter denied that he knew Him. Jesus was questioned by the governor, Pilate, and by the king, Herod. He was condemned to die on the cross. Jesus was crucified. A rich man named Joseph laid Jesus in his tomb. Jesus’s mother, Mary, and Mary Magdalene visited the tomb.

See Matthew 26:57–72; 27:1–2, 27–37; Luke 23:44–46, 50–56.

He was denied by His friends, taken to the High Priest, the governor, and then to the King. The peop
le wanted Him crucified. He died on the cross, and was crucified. His final words were "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." He forgave all even those that put Him to death. So, we must forgive all as well. May we remember to do this during Easter this year. For the sake of all mankind. Please visit the scriptures mentioned. They speak more than I can even think of speaking.  Watch the video below.