Week 11

RESURRECTION

"Easter is the day when we...celebrate the most significant event in human history---the resurrection from the grave, the return to life from death, of the Son of God" (Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Victory over Death, " Ensign, May 1985, p. 51).

"Christ's resurrection ushers in the blessings of immortality and the possibility of eternal life. His empty tomb proclaims to all the world, 'he is not here, but is risen' (Luke 24:6). These words contain all the hope, assurance, and belief necessary to sustain us in our challenging and sometimes grief-filled lives.

"Easter is the celebration of the free gift of immortality given to all men, restoring life and healing all wounds" (Howard W. Hunter, "An Apostle's Witness of the Resurrection, " Ensign, May 1986, pp 15-16).

Questions and Activities

• What happens to the body and the spirit at death, between death and resurrection, and at resurrection?
• In what ways is a resurrected person different from a mortal person?
• Why is the resurrection of Christ such a significant event in human history?
• Who has seen the resurrected Christ?
• Why is it important that there are so many witnesses of the resurrected Christ?
• Who will come forth in the first resurrection? in the second resurrection?
• Recall an experience when a friend or relative died. What hope does the resurrection provide?
• How is belief in the resurrection influencing your life and the lives of your family members?

Topical Guide

Death

Death, Power over

Immortality, Immortal

Jesus Christ, Atonement through

Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal

Jesus Christ, Resurrection

Resurrection

Spirits, Disembodied

Scriptures

2 Nephi 9:8-16

Alma 11:42-45

3 Nephi 11:13-17

D&C 138

Ezekiel 37:11-14

Luke 24

John 20

I Corinthians 15

Bible Dictionary

Easter

Lord's Day

Restitution, Restoration

Resurrection

Spirit

Other Sources

Jesus the Christ, chapter 37

The Articles of Faith, chapter 21

A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, chapter 22