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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Elder D Todd Christofferson
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A crushing sense of defeat and despair
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enveloped His disciples
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as Jesus suffered and died on the cross
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and His body was placed lifeless in the tomb.
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The dark afternoon of His Crucifixion,
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however, was soon followed
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by the joyous morning of His Resurrection.
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Mary Magdalene and a few other faithful women
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came early to the Savior’s tomb
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that Sunday morning...
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They were greeted by an open sepulchre,
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and two angels who declared:
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“Why seek ye the living among the dead?
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He is not here, but is risen…”
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Christ’s Resurrection shows that
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His existence is independent and everlasting.
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By His Atonement and Resurrection,
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Jesus Christ has overcome all aspects of the Fall.
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Physical death will be temporary,
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and even spiritual death has an end,
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in that all come back into the presence of God,
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to be judged.
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We can have ultimate trust and confidence
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in His power to overcome all else
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and grant us everlasting life.
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Jesus Christ is in fact the only name
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or way by which salvation
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can come to mankind.
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The grace of Christ is real,
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affording both forgiveness and cleansing
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to the repentant sinner.
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Did the Lord in reality die and rise again?
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Yes.
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The fundamental principles of our religion
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are the testimony of the Apostles
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and Prophets,
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concerning Jesus Christ,
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and all other things which pertain to our religion
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are only appendages to it.
