“I observe a growing effort among Latter-day Saints toward a
more Christ-centered Easter. This includes a greater and more thoughtful
recognition of Palm Sunday and Good Friday as practiced by some of our
Christian cousins. We might also adopt appropriate Christ-centered Easter
traditions found in the cultures and practices of countries worldwide. New
Testament scholar N. T. Wright suggested: ‘We should be taking steps to
celebrate Easter in creative new ways: in art, literature, children’s games,
poetry, music, dance, festivals, bells, special concerts. This is our greatest
festival. Take Christmas away, and in biblical terms you lose two chapters at
the front of Matthew and Luke, nothing else. Take Easter away, and you don’t
have a New Testament; you don’t have a Christianity.’” – Elder Gary E.
Stevenson
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