The First Presidency Easter message
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The announcement by two heavenly beings that "He is not here, but is risen" (Luke 24:6) heralds anew the message of Easter. To this glorious pronouncement is added the witness of modern prophets and seers. "That he lives! For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father." (D&C 76:22-23.)
To these testimonies, we affirm that Jesus Christ is the literal Son of God, the Savior of the world. By His infinite atonement, which comprehended the suffering for all mankind, the blessings for eternal life are opened to those who serve Him and comply with the laws and ordinances of His gospel. We further testify that Jesus Christ rose triumphant from the grave, thereby becoming the "firstfruits of them that slept." (1 Cor. 15:20.) "Because I live, ye shall live also" is His promise to all. (John 14:19.)We testify that His promise of eternal life is available to all who will heed His appeal: "he that receiveth my gospel receiveth me...And this is my gospel - repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth all things, and teacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom." (G&C 39:5-6.)
Ezra Taft Benson
Gordon B. Hinckley
Thomas S. Monson
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The glorious message of hope offered by the Savior's resurrection is renewed this season in the First Presidency's Easter Message, affirming that "Jesus Christ is the literal Son of God, the Savior of the world."
Accompanying the message is a painting by Harry Anderson. The painting depicts the resurrected Savior appearing to His disciples, declaring, "Behold my hands and my feet, see that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have." (Luke 24:39.)
