Because He Lives

"They said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 

He is not here, but is risen." 

Luke 24:5-6

What would it have been like to be there when the angels announced that Jesus Christ had rose from the dead and fulfilled prophecy? I can't even imagine the joy that must have filled everyone who heard! Each time Easter comes and we remember and celebrate the risen Christ, my heart fills with joy. Its because he lives that I can have a personal relationship with him as if he were still here. Its because he lives that I can be with my family for eternity. Its because he lives that we all have agency, or the ability to choose for ourselves.  Its because he lives that our loving Heavenly Father would send each of his spirit children to Earth to learn and grow in our mortal bodies.  Its because he lives that we can have joy! Its because he lives that we can repent of our sins and not be weighed down by guilt or shame. Its because he lives that we can make sacred promises through the proper priesthood authority on Earth today that will bring the greatest happiness and joy in this life and the life to come! Its because he lives that we can have hope to know that we will see those we love who have pasted on again! Its because he lives that we can have eternal life! It means everything to me that he lives today and that everyone can come to him and find the peace he promises! Easter season is a great time to remember what he has done for each of us and what we can do to better follow his example! I know he lives! I know he has provided a way for us to come to him and gain eternal life! Let us each follow him and come closer to him this Easter season! Because He Lives!!