He is Risen

This is part of an Easter sermon that Joseph B Wirthlin gave in October of 2006. It is one of my very favorite talks on Easter. Its worth reading the entire thing, to do so, click here "Sunday Will Come

"When Christ rose from the grave, becoming the firstfruits of the Resurrection, He made that gift available to all... I think of how dark that Friday was when Christ was lifted up on the cross. On that terrible Friday the earth shook and grew dark. Frightful storms lashed at the earth. Those evil men who sought His life rejoiced. On that day the veil of the temple was rent in twain... On that Friday the Apostles were devastated. Jesus, their Savior—the man who had walked on water and raised the dead—was Himself at the mercy of wicked men... On that Friday the Savior of mankind was humiliated and bruised, abused and reviled. It was a Friday filled with devastating, consuming sorrow that gnawed at the souls of those who loved and honored the Son of God. I think that of all the days since the beginning of this world’s history, that Friday was the darkest. But the doom of that day did not endure. The despair did not linger because on Sunday, the resurrected Lord burst the bonds of death. He ascended from the grave and appeared gloriously triumphant as the Savior of all mankind.And in an instant the eyes that had been filled with ever-flowing tears dried. The lips that had whispered prayers of distress and grief now filled the air with wondrous praise, for Jesus the Christ, the Son of the living God, stood before them as the firstfruits of the Resurrection, the proof that death is merely the beginning of a new and wondrous existence... I testify to you that the Resurrection is not a fable... Thousands in the Old and New Worlds witnessed the risen Savior. They felt the wounds in His hands, feet, and side. They shed tears of unrestrained joy as they embraced Him... That we may always know that no matter how dark our Friday, Sunday will come is my prayer, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

Gordon B Hinckley states "These simple words—“He is not here, but is risen”—have become the most profound in all literature." President Monson calls it the Clarion Call of Christendom.  I echo them with my testimony that the Lord lives, that that Easter Sunday we celebrate really did happen, in Jesus Christ's name, amen.