“To find the most important day in history, we must go back
to that evening in Gethsemane when Christ knelt in intense prayer and offered
Himself as a ransom for our sins. Out of perfect love, He gave all that we
might receive all. His supernal sacrifice, difficult to comprehend, reminds us
of the universal debt of gratitude we owe Christ for His divine gift. Later
that night, Jesus was brought before religious and political authorities who
mocked Him, beat Him, and sentenced Him to a shameful death. He hung in agony
upon the cross. His lifeless body was laid in a borrowed tomb. The third day,
Jesus Christ, the Son of Almighty God, emerged from the tomb as a glorious,
resurrected being of splendor, light, and majesty. There are many events
throughout history that have profoundly affected the destiny of nations and
peoples. But they cannot begin to compare to what happened on that first Easter
morning.” – Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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