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SALT LAKE CITY — President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an Easter message on social media Sunday morning, encouraging Saints to "share the joyful news that He lives!"
"On this glorious Easter Sunday, I invite you to find joy in one of the most significant of all scriptural phrases: 'He is not here: for he is risen' (Matthew 28:6)," President Nelson wrote on Facebook.
"Given by angelic messengers near an empty tomb, this proclamation declared that the Lord Jesus Christ had overcome death through His Atonement and Resurrection. Later He appeared to His Apostles and charged His followers to declare their witness to the world that He lives.
"As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ in these, the latter days, we have also been charged with testifying of the realities of the Savior’s Atonement and Resurrection. Easter Sunday gives each of us a personal opportunity to discover His sacrifice, embrace His teachings, and share His joy."
On this glorious Easter Sunday, I invite you to find joy in one of the most significant of all scriptural phrases: “He is not here: for he is risen” (Matthew 28:6).
— Russell M. Nelson (@NelsonRussellM) April 12, 2020
I know Jesus Christ lives. And because He lives, we too can live again. pic.twitter.com/DShL98XYxW
The Church of Jesus Christ concluded its 190th Annual General Conference just last weekend; President Nelson issued a new proclamation, announced new temples and invited Saints everywhere to fast on Good Friday.
