I recall an Easter message delivered
in General Conference of April 2007, titled "The Things of Which I
Know." Gordon B. Hinckley, then
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said this as he testified of our Savior, Jesus Christ:
"On Golgotha He gave His life, crying
out, 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do' (Luke 23:34). His body was tenderly laid in the
tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea. But three days later, on that first Easter
morning, the tomb was emptied. Mary of Magdala spoke to Him, and He spoke to
her. He appeared to His Apostles. He walked with two disciples on the road to
Emmaus. And, we are told, He was seen by some 500 others (see 1 Corinthians
15:6). …
Mortality is but a stepping-stone to a more glorious existence in the
future. The sorrow of death is softened with the promise of the Resurrection." (lds.org/general-conference/2007/04/...)
I also know of these things. On this Easter morning, I am eternally grateful to God for these truths.
