He Is Risen

This movie is a bit longer than some I've posted, but I wanted to share with you all the beauty of the Easter story... the beauty of a Savior whose life and sacrifice make it possible to live with our Heavenly Father again someday.

First Nephi 21:16 says:

" Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;

thy walls are continually before me. "

I am so very grateful for that message—the message that Christ knows me. He knows of my existence, of course, but more than that He knows who I am—the things that make me happy and the things that are hard for me and all of my weaknesses and strengths. And He knows that because He felt it. President Henry B. Eyring taught,

“It will comfort us when we must wait in distress for the Savior’s promised relief that He knows, from experience, how to heal and help us. And faith in that power will give us PATIENCE as we pray and work and wait for help. He could have known how to succor us simply by revelation, but He chose to learn by His own personal experience.”

I can't adequately express my gratitude for His choice to become our Redeemer, for His infinite love and sacrifice, and for the knowledge that "His arm is stretched out still" (Isaiah 10:4). I am especially grateful for the many shortcomings that the atonement covers—as Elder Bruce C. Hafen said,

"The Savior's is the healing power not only for sin, but also for carelessness, inadequacy, and all mortal bitterness. The Atonement is not just for sinners."

To one as inadequate and imperfect as I, the Savior's atonement brings much hope. I hope that this Easter, some of that hope makes its way to you.

Much love,

me